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Autism: Education

Commons · Question 17436 · Tabled 2 Dec 2024 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 10 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Paul Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to ensure (a) teachers and (b) school staff have adequate (i) knowledge of and (ii) confidence in teaching autistic children.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 10 Dec 2024

This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life. The department is...