Nursery World - SEND improvement plan: Government pledges to end postcode lottery for families and fund training for 5,000 early years SENCos

Ministers have pledged to fund training for thousands of workers to support children with special educational needs and disabilities in the long-awaited SEND improvement plan for England, which will be published on Thursday.

The Government has pledged provision to support all families and children with SEND, regardless of where they live PHOTO Adobe Stock

The plan to be unveiled on Thursday comes nearly a year after the SEND review was first published as part of a green paper.

Ministers have pledged to end the postcode lottery of provision and provide high-quality support across the country.

Measures include expanded training for those working with children with SEND, ranging from up to 5,000 early years special educational needs coordinators to 400 educational psychologists, covering a wide range of educational needs.

A new leadership level Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator National Professional Qualification (SENCo NPQ) will be created to ensure teachers have the training they need to provide the right support to children.

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