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Teachers: Training

Commons · Question 115276 · Tabled 23 Feb 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 2 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that Initial Teacher Training equips new teachers with the skills required to deliver adaptive teaching for children with speech and language challenges.

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 2 Mar 2026

The department is committed to improving support for all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including pupils with speech and language needs.Courses must incorporate the minimum entitlement set out in the Init...