Some 97% of teachers feel the problem is a barrier to inclusion, ranging in seriousness from ‘minor’ to ‘significant’, according to the National Education Union (NEU) survey of 12,634 teachers and 3,743 support staff.
Asked how manageable workloads are, 40% of SEND co-ordinators in specialist settings responded that they have “difficulties with workload most or all of the time”.
“This rises sharply to 74% in secondary schools, and 66% in primary schools,” said the union, releasing the data on the first day of its annual conference, adding that the “findings point to a lack of funding, a lack of resources and a lack of external support”.
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