Soaring costs trigger calls to address transport for Send pupils in England

<p>National Audit Office finds £415m overspend as more children travel farther to schools that meet their needs</p><p>Home-to-school transport costs in England have risen to £2.3bn a year, as increasing numbers of children with special educational needs and disabilities travel farther afield to schools that can meet their requirements, according to a report.</p><p>More than half a million children and young people up to the age of 25 now get council-funded transport from their home to school or college, triggering a £415m overspend by local authorities last year, the National Audit Office (NAO) found.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/oct/31/soaring-costs-trigger-calls-to-address-transport-for-send-pupils-in-england">Continue reading...</a>