Recent analysis from the National Audit Office (NAO) concluded that the current funding system for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in England is "unsustainable".
The findings will come as no surprise to children's services leaders, who have warned that the rapid growth in the number of children identified with SEND is stretching education and care budgets to near breaking point and resulting in cuts to classroom support.
The impact of this can be seen in significantly poorer education outcomes for children with SEND than their peers: analysis from the Children's Commissioner for England shows children with SEND are two-and-a-half times more likely to leave education at 18 without achieving five good GCSEs, and less likely to be in post-16 training.
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