Written questions

Special Educational Needs: Private Education

Commons · Question 50707 · Tabled 7 May 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 16 May 2025

Question

Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve access to independent special schools for children with complex needs in regions where maintained provision is (a) limited and (b) oversubscribed.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 16 May 2025

The department recognises the vital role that special schools play in providing high-quality education and meeting the needs of children and young people. Independent special schools play their part in this, particularly in meeting low incidence needs. Ho...