Special Educational Needs: Training
Commons · Question 62849 · Tabled 25 Jun 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Cooper
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) support and (b) care workers who work with children and young people with SEN have access to adequate training before starting their roles.
Answer
Answered by Janet Daby, 16 Jul 2025
The training that care and support workers receive before working with children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) will depend on who employs the worker, and the purpose for which they are employed. If workers are supp...