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"We were contacted by a local authority in England that asked about the overlap between Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and deprivation, and what a school could do to help these students."

"It is important to be clear from the outset: SEND should not be treated as simply another label for deprivation. SEND arise for many interconnected reasons, including genetic, neurodevelopmental, and biological factors."

"At the same time, there are well-documented associations between SEND and socioeconomic disadvantage (e.g. around 43.8% of pupils with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) were eligible for Free School Meals), and ignoring these links would also be misleading. What matters is understanding that the relationship between SEND and deprivation is not uniform. It looks different depending on the type of need, the severity of difficulties, and the broader context in which children and families live."

"On average, children and young people with SEND are at risk for lower educational outcomes (Tuckett et al., 2021), which can feed into lower socioeconomic outcomes in adulthood. This partly accounts for why areas with higher deprivation often show higher recorded rates of SEND. In addition, many neurodevelopmental differences are heritable, making it more likely the parents of children with SEND also have difficulties. Where parents themselves have undiagnosed or unsupported SEND, families may face unstable employment, poorer health, difficulty navigating services, and greater exposure to stress and adversity. These pressures can affect school attendance, engagement with education, and the consistency of support children receive."

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