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Further Education: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will create alternative qualification pathways for students with Education, Health and Care Plans to support their access to further education.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
4 Nov 2024
Target answer date
6 Nov 2024
Answer
12 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will create alternative qualification pathways for students with Education, Health and Care Plans to support their access to further education.

  2. 6 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The government is committed to ensuring that all young people, including those with education, health and care plans, can access a range of high quality qualifications and programmes which support them to develop the skills they need to thrive at work and...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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