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<p>Authorities are required to provide mainstream schools with sufficient funds to
enable schools to meet the additional cost of pupils with special educational needs
(SEN) and disabilities, up to £6,000. Top-up funding is then provided from local authorities
high needs budgets. Nationally, high needs funding is £6.3 billion this year. We recognise
that local authorities are facing cost pressures, which is why in December we allocated
an additional £250 million across all local authorities up to 2020. Slough will receive
£880,000 of this additional funding. This funding will help local authorities to manage
their cost pressures. Funding for 2020-2021 and beyond will be determined in the Spending
Review.</p><p> </p>
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