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Funding for pupils with SEN

Understand how provision for pupils with special educational needs (SEN) is funded in your school.

Last reviewed on 5 January 2024See updates
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Contents
  1. Mainstream schools: you'll receive funding in 2 ways
  2. Funding for pupils in SEN units and resourced provision
  3. Special schools and alternative provision (AP): how you'll receive funding
  4. Personal budgets for pupils with EHC plans 
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Mainstream schools: you'll receive funding in 2 ways

1. Your budget or core funding

As a mainstream maintained school, academy or free school, you'll receive resources to support pupils with special educational needs (SEN) through your main budget, or core funding – this is known as your 'notional SEN budget'. 

Read more about how your school's budget is calculated through the national funding formula (NFF)

Meet the needs of pupils with SEN Fund up to £6,000

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