Education Secretary Damian Hinds launched the call for evidence in a speech to the National Association of Head Teachers in which he praised the work of schools, teachers and support workers in improving outcomes for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
He said the high needs budget - which pays for the education of pupils with SEND and those in alternative provision - had risen from £5bn in 2013 to more than £6bn now, but acknowledged schools and colleges face significant special needs funding pressures.
With the needs of children changing and the number of pupils whose needs were being met in special schools rising to more than 112,000 in the last five years, he said the support that schools provided reflected this additional complexity.
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