Extract from Lords debate on Schools: Funding - Nov 29

The Lord Bishop of Worcester:...In some cases, the strain on funding for children with special educational needs becomes too much, as has been implied. The Commons Education Select Committee heard evidence from the National Education Union that, 

“in the current climate, schools are cutting resources to vulnerable children and permanently excluding instead and saving thousands of pounds”.

It is surely a matter of extreme concern that exclusions should be made on a financial basis and that children with special educational needs are being denied appropriate education because of lack of funding...

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