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Learning Disability: Assessments

Commons · Question 57965 · 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, what steps her Department is taking to ensure (a) early and (b) accurate assessments of learning disabilities in children.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 13 Jun 2025

The department wants to drive a consistent and inclusive approach to supporting children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) through early identification, effective support, high-quality teaching and effective allocatio...