Almost half of head teachers have cut special needs support this year in a major threat to Labour‘s landmark education reforms, polling suggests.
A survey of 330 school leaders found 43 per cent said they had cut support to pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) since last year.
In addition, 81 per cent said they expect to make future cuts across the board, with the majority saying teaching assistant numbers would be reduced.
The report, from the Sutton Trust, comes just two months after Labour published plans to shift more responsibility for Send pupils onto mainstream schools.
Under the plans, it is
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