Council SEND deficit bailouts hit £1bn as 20 more issued
Twenty more councils will be forced to make sweeping changes to their SEND provision in exchange for government bailouts which now total nearly £1 billion
Source: schoolsweek.co.uk
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Money for war, but no money for special educational needs in England's schools
The Department for Education is making International Monetary Fund-type “safety valve” deals with local councils facing bankruptcy, involving major cost cutting in the provision of special education needs and disability support.
Source: wsws.org
'People like me were absent when things were going wrong' Tony McArdle, DFE safety valve negotiator
Tony McArdle is the man who holds the purse strings to stop councils going bankrupt – but only if they comply with strict cost-cutting of services for pupils with special needs. McArdle is both saviour and bogeyman for councils with staggering deficits in their budgets to provide education for pupils with special educational needs and Tony McArdle SEND advisor
Source: schoolsweek.co.uk
SEND deficits kept off budgets for another three years
The government has allowed councils to keep ballooning deficits on spending for children with special educational needs and disabilities off their balance
Source: lgcplus.com
SEND isn't on the precipice - it's tipped over the edge
Rising costs worsened by short-termism and under-investment have left the SEND system incapable of meeting demand, writes Alex Dale
Source: schoolsweek.co.uk