Oral Question·Department for Education
“What steps her Department is taking to make school classrooms more accessible to children with SEND.”
Tabled: 25 November 2025Answered: 1 December 2025
Asked by
Vikki Slade
Liberal Democrat — Mid Dorset and North Poole
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Education
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for School Standards (Georgia Gould)
I have seen the difference that fully accessible schools make for young people. Pupils have proudly shown me the sensory spaces that they use to self-regulate, and schools have helped create inclusion hubs, supporting young people to thrive. The Department has invested £740 million in high needs capital to support children and young people with SEND, including through adapting classrooms to improve accessibility.