29 September 2025
Education Committee published report into the SEND crisis
The House of Commons Education Committee has published its report following evidence gathering for an inquiry into ‘Solving the SEND crisis’ in England’s schools. The number of SEND young people has increased from 1.3 million to 1.7 million since 2014 and the report says the system of support ‘too often feels adversarial, fragmented and under-resourced’.
This rise in demand is straining the services offering support, young people and their families too often don’t get high-quality support, gaps in provision and capacity create barriers to timely support and the system isn’t designed to promote inclusion.
Recommendations include the DfE establishing national standards, holding mainstream schools to account for offering inclusive services, building SEND into initial teacher training more, filling shortages in psychologist roles and securing more sustainable long-term funding.
Sadly there was no mention of investing in careers support for SEND young people.
Read the Solving the SEND Crisis report.
This rise in demand is straining the services offering support, young people and their families too often don’t get high-quality support, gaps in provision and capacity create barriers to timely support and the system isn’t designed to promote inclusion.
Recommendations include the DfE establishing national standards, holding mainstream schools to account for offering inclusive services, building SEND into initial teacher training more, filling shortages in psychologist roles and securing more sustainable long-term funding.
Sadly there was no mention of investing in careers support for SEND young people.
Read the Solving the SEND Crisis report.
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