Special Educational Needs: West Dorset
Commons · Question 69559 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 3 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to help increase early identification of SEND needs; and reduce waiting times for (a) diagnosis and (b) support in West Dorset constituency.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 3 Sep 2025
The department knows that early identification and intervention is critical in improving the outcomes of children and young people with a special educational need or disability (SEND). An inclusive education system requires moving away from the current re...