Question follow-through · 110505
Special Educational Needs: Speech and Language Disorders
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance she provides to secondary schools on the identification of speech and language needs in children entering the school from primary education.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 3 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 5 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 29 Apr 2026 · 85 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance she provides to secondary schools on the identification of speech and language needs in children entering the school from primary education.
5 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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29 Apr 2026
Answer published
To ensure teachers can support children before needs escalate, we will develop National Inclusion Standards that set out evidence-informed tools, strategies and approaches for educators to draw on to identify and support children and young people with add...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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