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We asked the Department what actions it had taken to help children with SEND to learn from home. It told us that it recognised many children with SEND faced real difficulties in learning remotely. As examples of actions it had taken, it highlighted: the SEND-specific provision offered by Oak National Academy which had been welcomed because it allowed people to work at their own pace; expertise on SEND remote education 25 COE0014 SENSE submission, page 4 26 C&AG’s Report, para 2.3 27 COE0014 SENSE submission, page 3 28 Q 76 29 Letter to Committee from DfE dated 22 April 2021 30 Q 76 31 COE0014 SENSE submission, pages 5–6 32 COE0022 University of Reading submission, pages 3–4 12 COVID-19: Support for children’s education highlighted by its programme for demonstrating good practice in the use of education technology; and SEND-specific components of online training for remote education it was providing to schools.33