Special Educational Needs: Autism and Learning Disability
Commons · Question 6047 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of introducing the Oliver McGowan mandatory training on learning disability and autism in education settings.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 17 Oct 2024
The government aims to support all pupils with special education need and disabilities (SEND), including with autism, to achieve and thrive at school. High quality teaching and support is the single most important in-school factor in improving outcomes fo...