Question follow-through · 106642
Teachers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to upgrade the teacher training curriculum to include mandatory training on how to teach dyslexic children.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 19 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 27 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Education and skills
- Special Educational Needs: Dyslexia · 30 Jun 2026
- Unpaid Work: Dyslexia · 8 Sept 2026
- Vocational Guidance: Dyslexia and Neurodiversity · 9 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
19 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to upgrade the teacher training curriculum to include mandatory training on how to teach dyslexic children.
21 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 Jan 2026
Answer published
On 16 January we announced plans for a new expectation on schools and other settings to ensure staff receive training on SEND and inclusion, supported by £200m investment during this Parliament into government-backed training courses and materials. The de...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Special Educational Needs: Dyslexia
30 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve joint commissioning between education, health and social care services in delivering support for children with Dyslexia.
Unpaid Work: Dyslexia
8 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase access to work experience, supported internships and pre-apprenticeship provision for young people with dyslexia.
Vocational Guidance: Dyslexia and Neurodiversity
9 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Department is taking to ensure that careers advisers receive training on the challenges experienced by young people with dyslexia and other neurodiverse differences.