EPI report sets out 7 policy recommendations to tackle special needs ‘postcode lottery’
Pupils who frequently miss class or are suspended during primary school should be assessed for special educational needs, a new report into SEND support recommends.
The report, by independent research group the Education Policy Institute (EPI) and funded by the Nuffield Foundation, has found evidence of ‘inequalities and blind spots’ in SEND support across schools.
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