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Special Educational Needs: Teachers

Commons · Question 75528 · Tabled 5 Sep 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 8 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Josh Babarinde

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve recruitment and retention of SEND teachers.

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 8 Oct 2025

High quality teaching is the most important in-school factor for improving outcomes for all children, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), which is why the department is committed to recruiting an additional 6,500 new ex...