Clause 1
Special Educational Needs (Information) Bill
9:30 am
Peter Atkinson (Hexham, Conservative)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following amendments: No. 2, in clause 1, page 1, line 9, at end insert—
‘(1A) Information secured by the Secretary of State under subsection (1) shall include reports, made in each calendar year, by the Training and Development Agency for Schools, containing information on—
(a) the extent of provision,
(b) rates of participation, and
(c) rates of completion,
of courses, accredited programmes, and continuous professional development for teachers, teaching assistants, special educational needs co-ordinators and other school staff, in relation to special educational needs.’.
No. 3, in clause 1, page 1, line 9, at end insert—
‘(1A) For the purposes of subsection (1), the information shall include (but not be limited to)—
(a) the number of teachers and classroom assistants who have received training to identify and support children with special educational needs—
(i) in the past calendar year, and
(ii) at any time since first becoming a teacher,
(b) the nature of training received under paragraph (a),
(c) the nature and content of special educational needs-related courses received by persons training to become a teacher or classroom assistant,
(d) the number of persons receiving training under paragraph (c),
(e) the nature of each child’s special educational need, and
(f) for children for whom a statement of special educational need has been made, the length of time between the date of first application and the date the statement was made.’.