Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 36320

Pupils: Neurodiversity

Tabled: 6 March 2025
Answered: 12 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Calum Miller

Liberal DemocratBicester and Woodstock

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to introduce legislation for the provision of (a) early screening for neurodivergent conditions and (b) improved teacher training in those conditions.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
The department is committed to improving support for all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including those with neurodiverse conditions. We have established a neurodivergence task and finish group, which inc...

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