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Special Educational Needs: Staff

Commons · Question 8831 · Tabled 10 Jun 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 18 Jun 2026

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Asked by Ian Byrne

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding and workforce capacity, including (a) specialist teachers, (b) teaching assistants, (c) therapists and (d) other support staff, to deliver the SEND suppor

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 18 Jun 2026

The department is investing to ensure all settings have the capacity, expertise and resources to support children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).We are already seeing positive signs, the latest School Workforce Census reported stro...