In addition to calling for more cash to meet massive demand, in its official response to a DfE call for evidence on SEN funding, the ADCS argues for a more central role for the public sector.
It is part of a raft of measures suggested by the association, which includes a fee cap to stem escalating costs of independent non-maintained special schools, and academisation of such settings to bring them into the state sector.
The response also highlights how up to 70 per cent of placements in independent non-maintained special schools are "tribunal directed", fuelled by a parental push for specialist facilities.
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