Addressing England’s Special Educational Needs Crisis: Key Priorities and Solutions

ISBL Team
September 1, 2025

The special educational needs crisis in England – challenges, drivers, and possible ways forward.

In this important paper Benedicte Yue, CFO at River Learning Trust, ISBL Trustee & member of the ISBL Policy Group, shares her thoughts and insights setting out twelve key priorities to create a system that is both effective and financially sustainable moving from a "deficit model" that focuses on a child's perceived flaws to a "social model" where support is readily available without requiring a formal label or diagnosis.

You can download the paper by clicking here