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Special Educational Needs: Beckenham and Penge

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve support for children with (a) autism and (b) SEND in mainstream settings in Beckenham and Penge constituency.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
31 Oct 2024
Target answer date
4 Nov 2024
Answer
7 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 31 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve support for children with (a) autism and (b) SEND in mainstream settings in Beckenham and Penge constituency.

  2. 4 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    For too long the education and care system has not met the needs of all children, particularly those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), with parents struggling to get their children the support they need and deserve. This government’s...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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Kinship Care

18 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to increase the availability of peer support groups in (a) Beckenham and Penge constituency and (b) other areas.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Kinship Care

18 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking with local authorities to help support kinship carers in (a) Beckenham and Penge constituency and (b) other areas.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Kinship Care: Carers' Benefits

18 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timetable is for the introduction of the trial kinship carer allowance.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Poverty: Children

6 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the child poverty strategy will include specific measures to help tackle child poverty amongst (a) disabled and (b) other groups that are most affected.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Pupils: Cerebral Palsy

6 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help improve support for children with cerebral palsy in education settings.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Foster Care

28 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support local authorities to ensure that children in foster care arrangements are placed in a suitable home.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Schools: ICT

21 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to use technology to improve school standards.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Schools: Mental Health Services

21 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve mental health support in schools in (a) Beckenham and Penge constituency and (b) other areas.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Teachers: Training

16 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve teacher training on dyslexia in mainstream settings in (a) Beckenham and Penge and (b) across the country.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Dyslexia: Screening

16 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to introduce mandatory early screening for dyslexia in (a) Beckenham and Penge constituency and (b) nationally.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Physical Education: Curriculum

5 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to promote inclusive Physical Education in the rollout of the revised national curriculum.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Parents: Advisory Services

19 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the national digital parenting programme.