SEND reforms risk piling pressure on system ‘at breaking point’

Uncertainty over high-needs provision in the wake of government reforms could pile further short-term pressure on a system already at breaking point, a researcher has warned.

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SEND reforms risk piling pressure on system ‘at breaking point’

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