High needs funding reform

We invite your views on:

• the structure of a formula for funding local authorities to provide services for children and young people who attract high needs funding
• improvements to the distribution of this high needs funding to schools, colleges and other institutions

High needs funding is funding for children and young people with special educational needs or disability who need extra support at school, college or alternative provision settings. Alternative provision settings are for children who can’t go to a mainstream school.

We are also consulting on proposals to introduce a schools national funding formula.