The government says it will spend billions to make mainstream schools in England more inclusive for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
It includes £1.6bn over three years going directly to schools, early years settings and colleges and £1.8bn over the same period to provide more access to experts like specialist teachers and speech and language therapists.
The new money is part of a major SEND system overhaul, with government plans for a series of school reforms being published in full later.
Teaching unions said they would scrutinise the proposals closely, with one saying the money was “barely a drop in the bucket” of what was needed, due to “years of underfunding”.