Question follow-through · 84624

Pupils: Epilepsy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of training provided to school staff on assisting children who have epilepsy.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
23 Oct 2025
Target answer date
27 Oct 2025
Answer
30 Oct 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of training provided to school staff on assisting children who have epilepsy.

  2. 27 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 30 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    Governing bodies must ensure that the arrangements they put in place are sufficient to meet their statutory responsibilities and that policies, plans, procedures and systems are properly and effectively implemented. This includes the duty under Section 10...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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