Special Educational Needs
Commons · Question 103940 · Tabled 7 Jan 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evidential basis her Department is using to promote internal SEND units for pupils with specialist needs in mainstream schools.
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 13 Feb 2026
This government is committed to encouraging schools and local authorities to set up resourced provision and special educational needs (SEN) units to increase capacity in mainstream schools.The department has carried out wide stakeholder engagement and rev...