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Special Educational Needs

Commons · Question 69566 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 1 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department has taken to support the provision of specialist SEND services in mainstream schools.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 1 Sep 2025

The department know that many children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) struggle to find a suitable school placement that is close to their home and meets their needs. The government committed to addressing this by i...