Supporting SEND provision

Too many children with special educational needs and disabilities are still educated far from home, sometimes across counties, simply because the right facilities don’t exist locally.

The impact is profound; families face disruption, councils face escalating costs, and young people are cut off from the communities where they deserve to learn, grow and belong.

Norse Group’s education playbook is a strategic resource designed to help leaders align vision, funding and delivery. It explores how existing mainstream school estates can be adapted and redesigned to meet growing SEND demand, reducing the need for costly new specialist facilities.

Inside, you’ll find strategic actions to help ease pressure on SEND transport budgets, practical tools to support joined-up decision-making across education, estates, health and transport, and cost-effective approaches that deliver long-term value for communities.