Education written question – answered at on 27 January 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the availability in schools of training materials to support teachers to identify children with dyslexia and dyspraxia.
Schools are responsible for training their staff and ensuring they are able to meet pupils' special educational needs (SEN).
Our reforms to the SEN system will challenge schools to improve the quality of teaching and learning for all pupils. In support of the reforms, the Department is supporting Nasen, a leading SEN organisation working with schools, to develop an “SEN Gateway” to ensure training materials and information on SEN is freely available. This will include teacher training materials on dyslexia developed as part of the Government-funded Inclusion Development and the “interventions for literacy” site developed by Dyslexia-SpLD Trust, which gives teachers access to well-evidenced programmes to support literacy.
Through the National Scholarship Fund, we are enabling teachers to develop their practice by providing opportunities to apply for funding to undertake postgraduate qualifications and training in supporting children with SEN and disabilities, including specific impairments such as dyslexia.
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