The briefing document, reportedly marked "Official-Sensitive", details £3.5bn plans that may be announced in the Spending Round, which after being delayed earlier this month by Chancellor Sajid Javid, has now been brought forward to 4 September.
The paper, under discussion between the Department for Education and No 10, also includes a controversial package to crack down on pupil behaviour and a renewed emphasis on exclusions - with concerns that pupils with SEND could be further marginalised.
The SEND funding gap - estimated to be £800m this year, rising to £1.6bn by 2021 - has left councils across the country unable to meet their statutory obligations to children who need extra educational support, according to a recent judicial review claim against the government.
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