Schools: Teachers — Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:36 pm on 24 June 2014.

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Photo of Lord Nash Lord Nash The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education 2:36, 24 June 2014

I respect the noble Baroness’s experience. I think we have moved a long way on SEN teaching since the 1960s—I certainly hope and believe we have. Our policy is that all schools must have a qualified SENCO overseeing all teaching of SEN pupils. Successive Governments have invested substantial sums in developing the skills of teachers focusing on SEN, and teachers generally, on identifying and teaching SEN pupils.