Written questions

Special Educational Needs: Reform

Commons · Question 120022 · Tabled 11 Mar 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 28 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Munira Wilson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed SEND reforms on care-experienced children whose needs arise from early trauma and attachment disruption, particularly where those needs span educ

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 28 Apr 2026

Care-experienced children will benefit from our special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reforms and vision to create a more inclusive education system. A strengthened universal offer, grounded in high‑quality adaptive teaching and earlier suppor...