Numeracy: Assessments
Commons · Question 91735 · Tabled 17 Nov 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of screening tests to identify early difficulties with numeracy.
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 2 Dec 2025
The special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) code of practice is clear that meeting the needs of a child with special educational needs does not require a diagnostic label or test. Instead, the department expects teachers to monitor the progress ...