Question follow-through · 43979
Teachers: Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of trends in levels of teacher shortages on SEND provision in schools serving communities with higher levels of disadvantage.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 3 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 7 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 10 Apr 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of trends in levels of teacher shortages on SEND provision in schools serving communities with higher levels of disadvantage.
7 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Apr 2025
Answer published
This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life. We are committed to improving inclusivity and...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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