Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 41707

Special Educational Needs

Tabled: 26 March 2025
Answered: 3 April 2025

Question

Caroline Voaden

Liberal DemocratSouth Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to ensure all staff working with children and young people have the appropriate training to identify and support children with speech, language and communication challenges.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
All teachers are teachers of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). High quality teaching is central to ensuring that pupils with SEND are given the best possible opportunity to achieve in their education, and early language skills are vital t...

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