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...