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<p>We want all schools to have a workforce fully equipped to support children with
special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), and are working with various organisations,
including the National Sensory Impairment Partnership, to make sure that is the reality.</p><p>
</p><p>The Children and Families Act 2014 requires local authorities to work with
parents, young people, and providers to keep the provision for children and young
people with SEND under review, including its sufficiency. We have recently announced
a £780 million increase to local authorities’ high needs funding, boosting the budget
by 12% and bringing the total spent on supporting those with the most complex needs
to over £7 billion for 2020-21.</p><p> </p><p>We do not prescribe in detail how local
authorities should allocate their high needs funding. In consultation with schools
and other services, local authorities should consider carefully how best to meet the
needs of children and young people in their area, including those with vision impairment.</p>
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