The DfE has announced £280 million funding for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or requiring alternative provision in England. Councils will receive the funding to create new places in schools, academies, colleges and early years settings, and to improve existing provision. The funding is for the financial year 2021-22, to support the provision of high needs places needed by September 2022. Up to an additional £20 million will be used to support High Needs capital projects in a small number of the local authorities facing the highest Dedicated Schools Grant deficits.
