We do have to help him – he needs support with toileting and some observation over dinner. It does this for many of the 82 pupils who receive special needs support. As well as cuts and budget freezes, mainstream schools also have rising numbers of special needs pupils to contend with. Traditionally, says Watts, local authorities have used money from their central budgets to subsidise special needs support. “If she didn’t have the extra hours’ support I would have to move her to a special school.

Source: The Guardian April 11, 2017 06:01 UTC