Funding for pupils with SEND

Most children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) will have their needs met within local mainstream schools. Provision will range from standard differentiated practice in the classroom to detailed programmes with advice from universal and targeted services where required.

All schools must publish details of the SEND provision that is available in their SEND Information Report. This can be found on the school's website.

Schools (including academies) are expected to meet the majority of pupils' special educational needs using funding from their delegated budget.

There are 3 elements of the delegated budget for mainstream schools:

• Element 1 funding: schools use their delegated budget to provide support for all children and young people
• Element 2 funding: schools may need to use their delegated budget to provide targeted support and make provision for children and young people who have additional needs or SEND
• Element 3 funding: schools who need to make provision for pupils with high needs (those with Education Health and Care Plans) will receive top up funding