James Sunderland asks the Secretary of State for Education about progress on the special educational needs and disability review and calls for more investment in focused intervention for those who need extra support.
Disadvantaged Students: Tutoring Support
James Sunderland (Bracknell) (Con)
Will the Secretary of State please update the House on progress with the special educational needs and disability review and also confirm that we will be investing more in focused intervention for those who need extra support?
Gavin Williamson (Secretary of State for Education)
I know that this issue is close to my hon. Friend’s heart. Yes, we have been making progress on the special educational needs review. Sadly, as a result of a pandemic, the speed at which we had hoped to bring it back to the House has been slowed, but we will be providing an update in the near future. It is incredibly important that our interventions for children with the most acute needs are specially tailored to address not only some of the challenges that covid has thrown up, but the continuing challenges that all children with special educational needs experience.