A survey of 873 school leaders working in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has also revealed that 94% of school leaders are finding it harder year-on-year to meet the needs of SEND pupils.
And 98% say they do not have enough resources to meet the needs of all the SEND pupils in their schools.
Concerningly, the snap poll found that 82% said there were SEND pupils in their school for whom specialist provision had been agreed in their Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), but they are currently being supported in mainstream classes because there are no available specialist places.
One headteacher told the researchers: “We are at crisis point with the level of need and what we can actually offer the children. We are not fulfilling EHCP provision as we do not have the resources.”
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