Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 41981

Special Educational Needs: Training

Tabled: 27 March 2025
Answered: 4 April 2025

Question

Jo Platt

Labour (Co-op)Leigh and Atherton

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities training provided in Initial Teacher Training programmes; and what steps she is taking to improve that train

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
High quality teaching is the most important in-school factor for improving outcomes for all children, particularly those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or from disadvantaged backgrounds, and we are committed to ensuring that all pu...

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