All the funding in the High Needs Funding Block (HNFB) will continue going to schools and into services.
Reductions to school SEND budgets, alongside the other cuts to schools, will have an impact on activities and may result in less staffing. However, children and young people with an Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) will still have the support outlined in their plan.
With regard to changes to services, the council will continue providing at the very least a statutory range of services. Services would become more focused and targeted on working with school staff to help mainstream schools become more inclusive. For services that have funding that the council holds, we want to have a clear basis so schools know what they are entitled to access and there is greater equity in support across the range of SEND and age range than is at the moment.