In Parliament

The mental health of children is a priority for this government and schools play a vital role in this, particularly by providing calm, safe

The department’s Delivering Better Value (DBV) programme has no targets to reduce the number of new Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans.

The department is determined that all children and young people receive the support they need to benefit from their education and progress t

The department collects and publishes data on the number of children’s residential placements, including children placed in Scotland.

The department holds data on the number of children and young people with an Education, Health and Care plan, including the setting in which

All schools have a duty under the Equality Act 2010 to make reasonable adjustments to prevent children and young people with disabilities fr

The department will be publishing additional guidance on school admission for summer born children with an Education, Health and Care Plan i

The government is investing £289 million in a new wraparound childcare programme to support local authorities to work with primary schools a

The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement Plan, published March 2023, set out the dep

Childminders in England cannot claim funding from the department’s early education entitlements for related children in their care.