Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 94937

Special Educational Needs

Tabled: 26 November 2025
Answered: 5 December 2025

Question

Charlie Maynard

Liberal DemocratWitney

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to help specialist independent SEND schools remain open in in response to independent school closures in the last year.

Answer

Georgia Gould
Independent special schools are private enterprises. Local authorities have the discretion to make support, training and resources available to them. As private enterprises, the proprietor of the school is responsible for its financial viability. The depa...

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