SEN Support

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Education – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 17 October 2011.

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Photo of Alison Seabeck Alison Seabeck Shadow Minister (Defence) 2:30, 17 October 2011

The Minister touched on the issue of children in care with special needs. Many children with special needs are those living in situations of domestic violence. The Minister’s colleague, the Under-Secretary of State for Education, Tim Loughton, recently sent a foreword to support Operation Encompass, which is based in Plymouth. Will the Minister agree to meet those involved, such as Police Sergeant Carney Howarth, and teachers to hear first hand how they are supporting vulnerable young people and how they quickly identify those whose education could be adversely affected by domestic violence, leading to special needs?