Dyslexia: Screening
Commons · Question 51721 · Tabled 12 May 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Amanda Martin
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to (a) develop and (b) implement in-classroom screening tools for dyslexia; and if she will include those tools in the (i) training and (ii) resources provided to teachers.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 2 Jun 2025
The statutory guidance ‘SEND code of practice: 0 to 25 years’ is clear that meeting the needs of a child with special educational needs (SEN) does not require a diagnostic label or test. Instead, the department expects teachers to monitor the progress of ...