Special Educational Needs and Disabilities APPG

First Registered: 20/05/2020 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025

To champion the rights and futures of children and young people with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities), working collaboratively with stakeholders across, health, education, local authorities, carers, parents and young people themselves, to make recommendations to improve SEND provisions and outcomes.

Note: All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal, cross-party groups formed by MPs and Members of the House of Lords who share a common interest in a particular policy area, region or country. APPGs have no official status within Parliament.
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Reticulating Splines
4 Current APPG Officers
Olivia Blake Portrait
Olivia Blake
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Sheffield Hallam
Joined: 20th May 2020
Gregory Stafford Portrait
Gregory Stafford
Vice Chair
Conservative - Farnham and Bordon
Joined: 20th November 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Adult Social Care , Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Slovenia
2 APPG Memberships
Dementia , Pharmacy
Jen Craft Portrait
Jen Craft
Vice Chair
Labour - Thurrock
Joined: 20th November 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
British Sign Language , Learning Disability
1 APPG Membership
Freight and Logistics
45 Current APPG Members
Danny Beales Portrait
Danny Beales
Member
Labour - Uxbridge and South Ruislip
Lewis Cocking Portrait
Lewis Cocking
Member
Conservative - Broxbourne
Chris Coghlan Portrait
Chris Coghlan
Member
Liberal Democrat - Dorking and Horley
No other APPG Officer Positions
1 APPG Membership
Financial Technology
Pam Cox Portrait
Pam Cox
Member
Labour - Colchester
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Apprenticeships , East of England , Key Cities , Women in Parliament
Josh Dean Portrait
Josh Dean
Member
Labour - Hertford and Stortford
Marie Goldman Portrait
Marie Goldman
Member
Liberal Democrat - Chelmsford
Ben Goldsborough Portrait
Ben Goldsborough
Member
Labour - South Norfolk
Sarah Hall Portrait
Sarah Hall
Member
Labour (Co-op) - Warrington South
1 APPG Officer Position
Inclusion and Nurture in Education
6 APPG Memberships
Autism , Carers , Long Covid , Manufacturing , Mutuals , Nuclear Energy
Claire Hazelgrove Portrait
Claire Hazelgrove
Member
Labour - Filton and Bradley Stoke
Terry Jermy Portrait
Terry Jermy
Member
Labour - South West Norfolk
No other APPG Officer Positions
4 APPG Memberships
Dentistry and Oral Health , Environment , Healthcare Workers , Tidy Britain
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter Portrait
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Member
Labour - Suffolk Coastal
David Smith Portrait
David Smith
Member
Labour - North Northumberland
2 APPG Officer Positions
Homelessness , North Korea
4 APPG Memberships
Classics , Council Tax Reform , Football Supporters , Grid Networks
Patrick Spencer Portrait
Patrick Spencer
Member
Independent - Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
David Taylor Portrait
David Taylor
Member
Labour - Hemel Hempstead
Marie Tidball Portrait
Marie Tidball
Member
Labour - Penistone and Stocksbridge
Laurence Turner Portrait
Laurence Turner
Member
Labour - Birmingham Northfield
4 APPG Officer Positions
Archives and History , Belarus , City Regions Transport , West Midlands
1 APPG Membership
Furniture Industry
Steve Witherden Portrait
Steve Witherden
Member
Labour - Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Olivia Blake MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 3552.

Email: olivia.blake.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Rob Kelsall, NAHT. Tel: 0300 30 30 333

Email: appg.send@naht.org.uk

Secretariat:

NAHT acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.naht.org.uk/

Group's Website:

https://www.naht.org.uk/about-us/organisations-we-support/all-party-parliamentary-group-on-send

Date
16 Oct 2024
Source
NAHT
Description
Secretariat   From : 16/10/2024 To : 15/10/2025
Value
£3,001
Date
3 Mar 2023
Source
National Association of Head Teachers
Description
Secretariat   From : 03/03/2023 To : 02/03/2024
Value
£3,001
Date
3 Mar 2022
Source
National Association of Head Teachers
Description
Secretariat   From : 03/03/2022 To : 02/03/2023
Value
£3,001
Date
3 Mar 2021
Source
National Association of Head Teachers
Description
Secretariat   From : 03/03/2021 To : 02/03/2022
Value
£3,001
Date
3 Mar 2020
Source
National Association of Head Teachers
Description
Secretariat   From : 03/03/2020 To : 02/03/2021
Value
£3,001

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities APPG

Former APPG Officers
Marsha De Cordova Portrait
Marsha De Cordova
Vice Chair
Labour - Battersea
Joined: 20th May 2020
Departed: 30th May 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Christians in Parliament , Eye Health and Visual Impairment , Football , Jamaica , Tennis

No other APPG Memberships

Andy McDonald Portrait
Andy McDonald
Vice Chair
Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
Joined: 9th August 2023
Departed: 30th May 2024
James Sunderland Portrait
James Sunderland
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bracknell
Joined: 20th May 2020
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Sally-Ann Hart Portrait
Sally-Ann Hart
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Hastings and Rye
Joined: 20th May 2020
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Keeley Portrait
Baroness Keeley
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
James Daly Portrait
James Daly
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Bury North
Joined: 20th May 2020
Departed: 28th June 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Emma Hardy Portrait
Emma Hardy
Vice Chair
Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
Joined: 20th May 2020
Departed: 28th June 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Sharon Hodgson Portrait
Sharon Hodgson
Vice Chair
Labour - Washington and Gateshead South
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 28th June 2023
Jeremy Corbyn Portrait
Jeremy Corbyn
Officer
Independent - Islington North
Joined: 22nd July 2022
Departed: 28th June 2023
3 APPG Officer Positions
Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Dalits and Adivasis (Tribals) , Egypt

No other APPG Memberships

Tim Farron Portrait
Tim Farron
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Westmorland and Lonsdale
Joined: 20th May 2020
Departed: 28th June 2023
3 APPG Officer Positions
Christians in Parliament , Migration , Radiotherapy

No other APPG Memberships

Rachel Hopkins Portrait
Rachel Hopkins
Officer
Labour - Luton South and South Bedfordshire
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 28th June 2023
2 APPG Officer Positions
Football Supporters , Park Homes

No other APPG Memberships

Kate Osborne Portrait
Kate Osborne
Officer
Labour - Jarrow and Gateshead East
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 28th June 2023
3 APPG Officer Positions
Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights , North East , Women's Football

No other APPG Memberships

Julian Sturdy Portrait
Julian Sturdy
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for York Outer
Joined: 20th May 2020
Departed: 28th June 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Rob Butler Portrait
Rob Butler
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Aylesbury
Joined: 1st July 2020
Departed: 15th June 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

None Portrait
Jack Dromey
Officer
Joined: 20th May 2020
Departed: 29th December 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

None Portrait
Rob Butler
Officer
Joined: 20th May 2020
Departed: 20th May 2020
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships