Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 39621
Special Educational Needs: Assessments
Tabled: 19 March 2025
Answered: 28 March 2025
Question
Lisa Smart
Liberal Democrat — Hazel Grove
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes made by exam boards on pupils (a) with SEND and (b) with poor working memory.
Answer
Catherine McKinnellIt is vital that students with special educational needs and disabilities can access exams and assessments without disadvantage. The Equality Act 2010 requires exam boards to make reasonable adjustments where a student with disabilities would be at a subs...
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