{"id":77070,"date":"2026-02-23T17:05:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=77070"},"modified":"2026-02-23T20:55:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:55:44","slug":"breaking-news-sheffield-city-council-approve-send-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/breaking-news-sheffield-city-council-approve-send-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking News: Sheffield City Council approves SEND funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sheffield City Council has approved funding of \u00a310.34m for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) resources this afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today the government set out plans for major changes to the SEND system, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/live\/c98q9j04q39t\">planning to spend \u00a34bn in mainstream schools across the country over the next three years<\/a>. The programme aims to provide support for special needs children in schools, rather than private equity backed schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strategic Commissioning Manager at Sheffield City Council, Matthew Peers, said : &#8220;There is a clear consensus this is a genuine opportunity to improve our approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We need to make sure we spend the money wisely, with consistency in quality of practice.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plans have already been scrapped for two specialist free schools in Sheffield, as the city aims to reform its Education Care plans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cllr Dawn Dale said : &#8220;Children shouldn&#8217;t have to be transported across the city to feel included.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, other councillors questioned whether the funding of \u00a310m was sufficient. 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