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also look at balancing provision across
mainstream and specialist schools and
how support is linked across health,
care and education services.
About 1.3 million school-age pupils
in England are now classed as hav-
ing special educational needs – 15%
of the pupil population, according to
the education department’s fi gures –
while the number with EHCP has risen
from 271,000 to more than 350,000
this year.
The review was welcomed by char-
ities and interest groups, although
some expressed scepticism over when
the review would be completed, given
the present turmoil of Westminster
politics.
“After years of cuts, years of par-
ents being pushed to breaking point,
and years of underachievement
because children have just not being
given the support they need to thrive,
this review and £700m investment
couldn’t be more important,” said Ian
Noon, the chief policy adviser at the
National Deaf Children’s Society.
“The last major government review
of special needs education fi ve years
ago saw huge upheaval to the system,
but little improvement to how many
children were supported. This [review]
has the potential to be a game-changer
for children with special needs. But
only if we see immediate action from
government, not a review that goes on
interminably.
“These children need an increase
to their support and it needs to reach
the frontline so we get more specialist
teachers across the country delivering
the ‘superb’ education Boris Johnson
has promised.”
James Jamieson , who chairs the
Local Government Association, said
the review was good news for councils
facing immense pressures in provid-
ing care and support for children and
young people with special needs.
“We are keen that this review also
considers inclusion because we want
to see all schools become more inclu-
sive so that more children with high
needs can be appropriately supported
in mainstream schools,” Jamieson
said.
“We want to work with government
and families and children with special
needs and disabilities on this review
to get a clear picture of why demand
and cost pressures are continuing to
rise and what can be done to make
the system work more eff ectively for
everyone.”other women’s clubs around the world,
she has chosen JVW as the club where
she would like to start showcasing her
football skills.
“I welcomed her at her fi rst training
[session] with the team on Tuesday
and was impressed to see that she
defi nitely has all the fundamentals.”
Semenya is not the fi rst athlete to
transfer to football – the 100m and
200m Olympic champion Usain Bolt
did the same after retiring in 2017 ,
joining Strømsgodset in Norway
before signing for Australia’s Central
Coast Mariners. However, it proved to
be a short stint in Gosford for the sprint
icon; he left after only eight weeks at
the club.
Semenya will not be registered for
the 2019 S afa Sasol league in which
JVW play, as the transfer window has
shut for the current season. She will
train with the team and target being
ready to play for them during the 2020
campaign.▲ Two-time Olympic 800m gold
medallist Caster Semenya has signed
for South Africa’s JVW football club
PHOTOGRAPH: JEFF CHIU/AP
£700m
Additional funding for special needs
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