Rachel has welcomed news that Worcestershire is set to benefit from £8.2 million to ensure children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and alternative provision (AP) receive an education that meets their needs in high-quality environments.
The Government is investing a record annual £850 million in councils to create new places for young people with SEND and AP in mainstream and special schools. This will provide specialist support for children with autism, learning difficulties, mobility difficulties, and more to meet their extra needs.
Since coming into office, the Government has opened 108 new special schools, with a further 92 on the way, including a new Autism Free School in Worcestershire, so every child can access the right support at the right time, and benefit from a world-class education.
This marks a tripling in previous levels of investment with this £2.6 billion package from 2022 to 2025. This Government is delivering 60,000 more special needs places since 2010 to ensure no parent has to fight for the right support for their children.
Rachel said:
“I want every child in Redditch and the Villages to have the same opportunity to meet their potential, so it is vital that children with SEND and AP get the support and resources they need. I’ve met many families and children in my surgeries and on my visits and I know how important this provision is to them.
“I’m therefore pleased to see the Conservative Government is investing £8,284,205 in Worcestershire, which will deliver the education that meets the needs of children with SEND, as the Conservative Government sticks to the plan to deliver on their promise of a brighter future for this generation and the next.”
