(UK) 70% of schools without "budget to cope with the extra demands of SEN pupils."

Aug 16, 2017, The Canary (UK): Children with special needs face an agonising wait this summer, thanks to Theresa May https://www.thecanary.co/2017/08/16/thousands-children-special-needs-face-agonising-wait-summer-thanks-theresa-may/ Some learning disadvantaged (LD) and Special Educational Needs (SEN) children have faced an agonising wait this summer as dozens of Local Educational Authorities (LEAs) failed to confirm a secondary school place for them. The slip-up came after 111 LEAs missed the cut-off date for posting pupils’ further educational healthcare plans or statements, as The Independent has reported. This left 2,405 children in limbo – and some are still waiting. … A headteacher of one of the affected secondary schools who wished to remain anonymous told The Canary: During the last few years we’ve struggled terribly to give the highest possible quality of education to those who need us the most. I’ve been teaching for 32 years, and I’ve seen things happen last minute, or been privy to things swept under the carpet at the LEA. We will have to work so much harder with September’s intake because we have no idea who our pupils are and what they need to move forward. I can guarantee this has happened because there are a lack of trained child psychologists and qualified SEN staff working together at the LEA for the good of the kids. Austerity has seen cuts where we need more resources. It’s sad. … 7 in 10 schools claim not to have the budget to cope with the extra demands of SEN pupils.