Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 57962

Learning Disability: Rural Areas

Tabled: 5 June 2025
Answered: 13 June 2025

Question

Edward Morello

Liberal Democrat — West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to increase levels of support to help schools in rural constituencies meet the needs of pupils with learning disabilities.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
The department recognises the essential role that small, rural schools play in their communities. The national funding formula (NFF) accounts for the particular challenges, including those of providing for pupils with special educational needs (SEN), face...
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