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Disadvantaged children missing out on SEND support, major research warns

2 mins read Special Educational Needs
Vulnerable young people and those from disadvantaged areas are most likely to miss out on diagnosis and support for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), latest analysis finds.
Researchers are calling for improved SEND assessments. Picture: Adobe Stock
Researchers are calling for improved SEND assessments. Picture: Adobe Stock

A study from the Education Policy Institute (EPI), funded by the Nuffield Foundation, highlights significant inconsistencies in how children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) across England are identified and supported.

Children living in the most disadvantaged areas of the country are less likely to be formally recognised as having SEND than similar pupils in more affluent areas, highlighting how there is a “rationing of support” in many areas of high need, research shows.

The report also notes that many vulnerable pupils are more likely to be subject to SEND “under-identification”. 

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