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Special Educational Needs: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of support available to SMEs to provide Gatsby Benchmark-aligned careers and workplace opportunities for students with Education, Health and Care Plans, and what ste

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
7 Sept 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of support available to SMEs to provide Gatsby Benchmark-aligned careers and workplace opportunities for students with Education, Health and Care Plans, and what ste

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    We want every young person with an education, health and care (EHC) plan to benefit from inclusive careers guidance and meaningful workplace experiences.We have no plans to introduce specific financial incentives linked directly to the Gatsby Benchmarks. ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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14 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress the Government has made toward reaching the target of 10,000 new foster care places by the end of the Parliament.

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Schools: Finance

14 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will revise the funding formula for schools in England to better reflect educational disadvantages among young people from white working-class backgrounds.