Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to review place funding for special schools.

The department has published a schools white paper, Every Child Achieving and Thriving, alongside a consultation on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reform, called Putting Children and Young People First. We have also published a summary of what the SEND reforms mean for specialist provision including special schools, available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/699c0cdebfdab2546272c0cc/Information_Sheet_for_specialist_setting_staff.pdf.

Funding for specialist provision will be reformed to create a fair, transparent system that gives schools stable, predictable funding to deliver high-quality education and integrated support for children with the most complex needs. In taking forward those reforms, we will explore and consult on the development of a cost framework for different packages of specialist provision.