How will SEND reforms meet London's growing needs?
SEND support in London has increased by a third over the past decade, with pupils requiring the highest level of need almost doubling, driven by better awareness of neurodevelopmental conditions, rising childhood poverty, and pandemic impacts.
London secondary schools numbers set to decline in similar scale to primary school crisis
London's secondary pupil numbers are expected to fall soon due to declining birth rates, potentially producing declines comparable to those already seen in primary schools.