The research
involved surveying 1,100 school leaders, the results
of which suggested that 82 per
cent of mainstream schools in England do not have sufficient funding to adequately provide for
pupils with SEND; 89 per
cent of school leaders believe cuts to local authority services have had a detrimental impact on the support their school receives for
pupils with SEND; three - quarters
of schools have
pupils who have been waiting longer than expected for assessment
of special educational needs or an education, health and care plan; and 88 per
cent of school leaders think initial teacher training does not adequately prepare teachers to support
pupils with SEND.
«I know it will take time for our nation's schools to enter 90 per
cent of pupils for the EBacc subjects and I do not underestimate the challenge
involved in meeting this ambition from our current position.