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Brain: Injuries

Commons · Question 100407 · Tabled 16 Dec 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 23 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of training for teachers and education support staff on recognising and supporting pupils with acquired brain injuries.

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 23 Dec 2025

Children who have had a brain injury can be affected in different ways. Some brain injuries will result in a special educational need (SEN) or a medical need, whilst others may affect a child in other ways. In whatever way a brain injury manifests, it is ...