Question follow-through · 17555
GCSE: Dyslexia
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the findings of the British Dyslexia Association's 9 July 2026 Report: GCSE attainment: A decade without progress.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 9 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 26 Aug 2026 · 48 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the findings of the British Dyslexia Association's 9 July 2026 Report: GCSE attainment: A decade without progress.
15 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Aug 2026
Answer published
Effective early identification and intervention is critical to improving outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs (SEND), including those with dyslexia.To ensure that all teachers, teaching assistants, support staff and leader...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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