State-funded Schools: Special Educational Needs - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:13 pm on 11 December 2024.

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Photo of Baroness Smith of Malvern Baroness Smith of Malvern Minister of State (Education), Lords Spokesperson (Equalities) 3:13, 11 December 2024

My Lords, the majority of children and young people with special educational needs have their needs met in mainstream schools. We are committed to ensuring that schools have the resources and expertise to identify needs earlier and support all pupils to succeed. We are working with experts, parents and carers to strengthen accountability and ensure inclusivity, through reforms to Ofsted inspection frameworks, increasing workforce expertise, evidence-based training and encouraging schools to set up resourced provision, or SEN units, to increase capacity to better support children and young people in mainstream settings.