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Special educational needs bill in England hits record £10bn a year

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The bill for special needs education in England has hit 10bn a year.

Number of children and young people entitled to government support is set to double to 1 million within a decade .

Local authorities are being forced towards insolvency by rising demand for special school places and “high-needs” funding for specialists such as therapists, psychologists and teaching assistants.