Alongside a wider announcement on the Education Estates Strategy, the Government will be announcing the new term inclusion bases which will replace the terms SEN units, resourced provisions and pupil support units, alongside an ambition that every secondary school will, in time, be expected to have a base.
The new terminology is intended to simplify and clarify the complex landscape and the various types of in-school unit in the current system. It will encompass both local authority and school or trust led provisions. More detail on how we plan to deliver on this ambition and to support schools to deliver effective provision through inclusion bases will be set out in the upcoming Schools White Paper.
We are aware there are already many excellent examples of this form of provision, and so in lots of cases this will be a continuation of the support children and young people with additional needs already receive. Where new places are needed, including by repurposing existing space, this can be supported by the £3.7 billion in high needs capital that we are investing between 2025-26 and 2029-30.
The expansion of inclusion bases will also be supported by guidance on best practice to be published later this year; national networks to support peer learning, share what works, and develop the staff leading these provisions; and we will improve data collection where bases already exist.
We will also be publishing guidance in the spring on adaptations to enhance inclusivity and accessibility in mainstream settings – which is set out in the estates strategy.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/10-year-plan-to-revitalise-schools-and-colleges-for-every-child