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Question follow-through · 40830

Dyslexia: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what lessons her Department has learned from international best practice on implementing early dyslexia screening.

answeredDepartment for Education

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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
24 Mar 2025
Target answer date
31 Mar 2025
Answer
31 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what lessons her Department has learned from international best practice on implementing early dyslexia screening.

  2. 31 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 31 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The department is committed to improving support for all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including those with dyslexia and other neurodiverse conditions. As part of this, the department is considering evid...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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