Speaking at the annual gathering of children services directors (DCS) in Manchester, Dickinson said the increase in the number of children with SEND and in demand for high needs funding for schools had been on an "epic scale" since the introduction of government reforms in 2014.
Figures published by the Department for Education yesterday showed there were 1.3m children with SEND in 2018, 7.3 per cent higher than the figure in 2016. The number with the most severe needs who had an education, health and care plan rose at a faster rate - 14.5 per cent. LINK
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