Learning Disability: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 57962 · Tabled 5 Jun 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to increase levels of support to help schools in rural constituencies meet the needs of pupils with learning disabilities.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 13 Jun 2025
The department recognises the essential role that small, rural schools play in their communities. The national funding formula (NFF) accounts for the particular challenges, including those of providing for pupils with special educational needs (SEN), face...