Special Educational Needs
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how Specialist Resource Provisions fit within new school bases proposed in SEND reforms.
Answered by Georgia Gould
As part of our reforms, to clarify and simplify terminology, we will collectively describe provision such as special educational needs (SEN) units, resourced provision and pupil support units as inclusion bases, underpinned by two models:
- Support bases: commissioned and funded by individual settings and academy trusts.
- Specialist bases: commissioned and funded by the local authority.
There are many examples of inclusion bases in mainstream settings that offer high quality teaching, bespoke learning environments and flexible access to specialist education or health support, helping children thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. These will continue to play an important role.
As a core component of our £3.7 billion high needs capital settlement we will invest in a transformational expansion of inclusion bases, so they become a core part of every local education offer. They will deliver high quality teaching and support to more children who benefit from provision that bridges the gap between mainstream and specialist.
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