Special Educational Needs: Neurodiversity
2026-05-17 · Department for Education · 2042 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support schools in meeting the needs of children awaiting neurodevelopmental assessments who are experiencing escalating difficulties.
Answer
Access to educational support should not be dependent on a child or young person having a diagnosis.We are developing National Inclusion Standards to set out what ordinarily available provision should be in every setting across the 0 to 25 system, as well...