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Baroness Blake of Leeds (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 10 March 2026

Debate

Special Educational Needs: Dyscalculia

Contribution

I pay tribute to the noble Baroness for her consistent support across the piece, and often repeated in this Chamber, in highlighting the situation and spelling out clearly what dyscalculia is in the discussions she has had. I recognise that those involved in this have been getting organised and raising the profile, but the approach within schools is that access should not be dependent on a diagnosis. The national inclusion standard, with five core areas of development, should lead to evidence-based support. We need to have a holistic view of the strengths and needs of a child, which should determine that support. Raising awareness is of course an important issue, but this is the approach we are taking at present.

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