Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 14889

Special Educational Needs

Tabled: 18 November 2024
Answered: 26 November 2024

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Labour — Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the increase in the number of children with Special Educational Needs.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
Over the last ten years, there has been an international increase in children identified with special educational needs (SEN). Between 2016/17 and 2021/22, England saw a 40% increase in pupils with an official SEN designation. For France it was 49% and fo...
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