These experts, to be known as “champions”, will be in place by September, children and families minister Edward Timpson said this week.
The funding will pay for recruitment and training with the champions to be drawn from the voluntary, community and private sectors.
It follows the range of reforms to SEN policy that are contained in the Children and Families Bill, which is currently progressing through Parliament.
The changes, set to take effect in September, include the replacement of SEN statements with the new 0 to 25 Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), firmly linking the roles of local authorities, health and social care, and schools.
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