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Fifty-Fifth Report - Education recovery in schools in England
Public Accounts Committee
HC 998
Published 7 June 2023
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Fifty-fifth report from Session 2022-23 · published 24 Sep 2023
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Recommendation
Acknowledged
Department's SEND improvement plan faces significant delays, extending national implementation beyond 2025.
Recommendation
We have been regularly pressing the Department to improve its support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) since we reported on this subject in May 2020.31 The Department finally published the results of its SEND review in …
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Government Response Summary
The government commits £2.6 billion to the SEND and AP improvement plan and £2.9 billion in pupil premium funding, stating it is taking the plan forward, but does not address the committee's concerns about the delays in plan publication or the extended national implementation timeframe.
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Recommendation
Acknowledged
Delays in establishing SEND national standards attributed to co-creation and specific priority areas.
Recommendation
We asked the Department why the process was taking so long and specifically why it was not expecting to have a full set of new national standards even by the end of 2025. The Department said that it had made …
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Government Response Summary
The government outlines its commitment to investing in the SEND and AP improvement plan and pupil premium funding, confirming it is taking the plan forward, but does not address the committee's concerns regarding the slow timeline for developing new national standards.
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