Special Educational Needs: support in England
An overview of the current system of support for children and young people with special educational needs, and pressure on the system. Updated with new 2024-25 SEND incidence and EHC plan data

This note provides an outline of current arrangements relating to financial and enterprise education in schools, and recent reports on the quality of that education, in England
Financial and enterprise education in schools (372 KB , PDF)
Financial literacy education became part of the National Curriculum for the first time in September 2014, as part of citizenship education in key stages three and four (ages around 11-16). This required it to be taught in local authority maintained schools. Academies and free schools do not have to follow the National Curriculum, but in practice, many do.
In addition, the new mathematics curriculum is intended to ensure that young people leave school with an understanding of the skills needed for personal finance.
Enterprise education is not part of the National Curriculum. However, financial and enterprise education can also be taught as part of non-statutory Personal, Social, Health and Economic education (PSHE).
Although reformed relationships and health education is now mandatory for primary schools, and relationships, sex and health education at secondary level, aspects of PSHE that fall outside of this remain non-statutory.
The note also provides information about reviews of the teaching of financial and enterprise education in schools, by Ofsted and others, and details of pressure to strengthen the position of financial and enterprise education in different parts of the curriculum.
Financial and enterprise education in schools (372 KB , PDF)
An overview of the current system of support for children and young people with special educational needs, and pressure on the system. Updated with new 2024-25 SEND incidence and EHC plan data
A debate on the attainment and engagement of boys in education is scheduled to take place in the House of Commons Chamber on Thursday 10 July 2025. The subject for the debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee, and the debate will be led by Sam Rushworth MP.
This paper provides statistics on household food insecurity, food bank usage and free school meals in the UK, and tracks the impact of rising living costs.