Around 50,000 new school places will be created for children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) from £3 billion funding, the Government has announced.

Some of the cash will go towards creating places across the country in local mainstream schools for children with Send so they are less likely to have to travel far for their education.

Schools will be able to use the capital funding to create things like breakout spaces for children who may need more support, or rooms to support children with autism or ADHD who may feel overstimulated in the classroom.

It comes after Government figures estimated local authorities are funding home to school transport for around 180,000 pupils with Send.

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said the Government will make sure local sc

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