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HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewI am grateful to my hon. Friend. Of course, we considered very carefully the recommendations from the Timpson review in regard to our recommendations for the AP system and, from…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewThe hon. Lady talked about recovery; she will know about the £5 billion announced for education recovery. We have consistently prioritised children and young people with SEND,…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewI could not have put it better myself—my hon. Friend is absolutely right. Our proposals include the national professional qualification, up to 5,000 SENCOs in early years, and…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewI had a similar experience with a parent in my constituency who got so frustrated that they chose to home-school. They do it very well, but nevertheless that should not happen.…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewI am grateful to my right hon. Friend the Chair of the Education Committee; I will always listen to what he and his Committee have to say, because his Committee follows the…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewI respectfully remind the hon. Lady that, in my opening remarks, I mentioned that, in early years, up to 5,000 new SENCOs will go into the school system to be able to do that…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewI am grateful to the hon. Lady for that important question. We will make sure that the standards and the single national integrated SEND and AP system are co-created with…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewMy hon. Friend is a great champion of those with dyslexia and dyspraxia and has been a great advocate for the need to make sure that every teacher has the required knowledge. I…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewI know that the hon. Lady is a passionate champion for blind and partially sighted people. We will ensure that we consult them, as we have done already in formulating the Green…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his characteristically thoughtful and well-evidenced question. The Green Paper contains a commitment from the Secretary of State for Health and…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewAs I have said, both yesterday and today, the combination of the schools White Paper and the parent pledge—whereby teachers identify gaps in reading, writing and speech and share…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The changes that I spoke about include the single national integrated SEND and AP system; excellent provision from early years to adulthood;…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewIncreasing capacity came before the Green Paper, deliberately. I did not want to publish the Green Paper and come to the House and say we were going to wait another 13 weeks.…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewThe drive behind the Green Paper is to ensure that we deliver across the board for every child with dyslexia, dyspraxia or autism, and that the system is sustainable and works for…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewI hope to be able to write to the hon. Lady giving her those details about the Green Paper, but suffice it to say that we have tried to look not just at early years provision but…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her question. In that partnership, we are proposing to ensure that parents are an important part of the local SEND plan, as we have seen in the…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewThe hon. Lady’s final point is absolutely right. The plans for supporting parents will lead to much greater transparency and improved choice through more local inclusive…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewI thank my hon. Friend for making it here today, and I am glad that her voice is holding up. I can absolutely reassure her. A couple of weeks ago, I visited Highfurlong SEN school…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewWith permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement about our mission to level up opportunities for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSchools White PaperI am slightly surprised by the hon. Lady’s question, because I briefed her personally on the details of the White Paper. Nevertheless, if she reads the White Paper, she will see…28 Mar 2022