Question follow-through · 116820
Special Educational Needs: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of additional powers for Ofsted to respond in cases where a school's SEN information report is not written in straightforward language that is accessible to
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 2 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 4 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 10 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of additional powers for Ofsted to respond in cases where a school's SEN information report is not written in straightforward language that is accessible to
4 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Mar 2026
Answer published
Ofsted’s school inspection toolkit makes clear that inspectors will consider the extent to which special educational needs (SEN) information reports are easily accessible when gathering evidence about special education needs and disabilities (SEND).As set...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Children: Terminal Illnesses
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13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of a life-threatening or terminal illness on children’s school attendance, attainment and wellbeing, whether they are the affected child or their sibling.
Members: Correspondence
12 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to respond to correspondence from the Honourable Member for Twickenham referenced MW65580, sent on the 18th March 2026.
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Universities: Staff
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