Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Georgia Gould and Claire Young

Monday 20th October 2025 Commons Chamber

[Claire Young (Thornbury and Yate) (LD)]

Time and again in my constituency surgeries, I hear stories of children’s needs going unrecognised and unsupported for years. Given the aim of increasing mainstream inclusion, what are the Government doing to ensure that all teachers receive comprehensive SEND training?

[Georgia Gould]

Teacher training is an incredibly important part of mainstream inclusion and, from this September, we have changed the core teacher training to ensure that it includes SEND content. We are also supporting early years provision to have specialist SEND support, alongside the wider work to support mainstream inclusion.