Overview
- The White Paper introduces Individual Support Plans for most children with SEND, keeping EHCPs only for the most complex cases by 2035.
- The government pledges £4 billion for mainstream SEND over three years, including a £1.6 billion Inclusive Mainstream Fund for early interventions.
- A new £1.8 billion Experts at Hand service would give schools on‑demand specialist advice, with multi‑agency teams bringing therapies into education settings.
- Existing EHCP entitlements will not change before at least September 2030, with pupils in special schools in September 2029 allowed to remain there through their education.
- A Worcestershire parent campaigner warns of reduced legal rights and weaker tribunal powers, as the county’s SEND partnership reviews the reforms’ implications.