Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 69774

Teachers: Training

Tabled: 22 July 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025

Question

Graham Stuart

ConservativeBeverley and Holderness

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to support Down syndrome-specific training for teachers as part of its response to the Down Syndrome Act consultation.

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) and the department is committed to ensuring that all pupils receive excellent s...

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