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LGA responds to RNIB report on education for blind children

Cllr Judith Blake, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Children and Young People Board, responded to a report by the Royal National Institute of Blind People on education support for visually impaired children and young people 

“This report provides further evidence of the immense pressures councils continue to face in supporting children who are blind or visually impaired as well as other pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.

"Councils know that visual impairments can make life incredibly difficult for those children who experience it, and are doing all they can to help them get the education they deserve.

“However councils are reaching the point where the money is simply not there to keep up with demand, pushing support for children with SEND to a tipping point.

“While it was good the Government announced extra money to support children and young people with SEND for next year, it must provide long-term funding certainty in the upcoming Spending Review and Budget."

RNIB Report:  Local authority VI education service provision for children and young people with vision impairment in 2019

Original article link: https://www.local.gov.uk/about/news/lga-responds-rnib-report-education-blind-children

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