Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 69571

Special Educational Needs

Tabled: 21 July 2025
Answered: 1 September 2025

Question

Edward Morello

Liberal Democrat — West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to increase the number of new SEND schools.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
The department know that many children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) struggle to find a suitable school placement that is close to their home and meets their needs. The government committed to addressing this by i...
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