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Research identifies 10 barriers facing poor pupils with SEND

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Pupils from poorest families are more than twice as likely to be identified as having SEND – but are less likely to receive the support they need, according to new research. Pete Henshaw takes a look

Improved support for SEND pupils should be placed “at the heart of the battle” to break the link between poverty and educational underachievement.

This is the conclusion of new research into the educational experiences of pupils from low-income families who have SEND.

The study, published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and carried out by think-tank LKMco, warns that pupils from low-income families are more than twice as likely to be identified as having SEND as compared to their better-off peers.

However, despite this, these poorer pupils are less likely to receive the support they need.

The report reveals that 29 per cent of free school meal (FSM) pupils are thought to have SEND – around 340,600 – compared to just 13 per cent of non-FSM pupils.

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