Children with SEND Specialist Teachers 2022-03-14
2022-03-14
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None specified, but the question pertains to ensuring adequate numbers of specialist teachers for students with SEND.
What steps he is taking to help ensure that there are adequate numbers of specialist teachers to support children with SEND.
We are committed to ensuring that all pupils can reach their potential and receive excellent support from their teachers. Our reformed initial teacher training content framework and the new early career framework, both developed with sector experts, will equip teachers with a clear understanding of the needs of children with SEND.
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Did not provide specific steps or measures to increase the number of specialist teachers for supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
We Are Committed
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Q2
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Research by the Education Policy Institute found that children from the most disadvantaged areas are less likely to be identified as having SEND than children from more affluent areas, facing higher thresholds for accessing support.
Research by the Education Policy Institute found that children from the most disadvantaged areas are less likely to be identified as having SEND than children from more affluent areas, with families in poorer areas facing higher thresholds to accessing support. Why is that the case and what is the Minister's Department doing about it?
All teachers are teachers of SEND. We are doing a lot of work, and we will do as part of the SEND review, to ensure that teachers are equipped—but not just equipped, that they have confidence—to teach and identify special educational needs. All I would say, as I have said a few times, is that the hon. Lady should wait a handful more days for the SEND review.
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Did not provide specific explanations or measures addressing the disparity in identification of children with SEND across different socio-economic backgrounds and did not commit to providing information beyond the release date of the SEND review.
We Are Doing A Lot Of Work
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