Special Educational Needs
Commons · Question 94937 · Tabled 26 Nov 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Charlie Maynard
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to help specialist independent SEND schools remain open in in response to independent school closures in the last year.
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 5 Dec 2025
Independent special schools are private enterprises. Local authorities have the discretion to make support, training and resources available to them. As private enterprises, the proprietor of the school is responsible for its financial viability. The depa...