Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 11
11
Accepted in Part
Publish a unified national framework for ordinarily available provision and SEN support
Recommendation
The Department for Education should publish a unified national framework for ordinarily available provision and SEN support. This should offer clear, evidence-led guidance and include practical, real-world examples tailored to educators and educational settings, ensuring that all practitioners have access to quality-assured strategies and interventions. (Recommendation, Paragraph 74)
Government Response Summary
The government has not committed to publishing a unified national framework but is working to improve inclusivity and expertise through other means. These include deploying RISE advisors to disseminate effective practice, making inclusive practice standard in early years, funding training for early years SENCOs, delivering the NPQ for SENCOs, and strengthening Initial Teacher Training and the Early Career Framework.
Government Response
Accepted in Part
HM Government
Accepted in Part
We are committed to improving inclusivity and expertise in mainstream schools to ensure they have the tools to better identify and support children before issues escalate. Our new team of expert Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence (RISE) advisors will work with mainstream schools to become more inclusive places as one of four priority areas for improvement, supporting the identification and dissemination of effective inclusive practice. RISE will help all schools to identify how they can drive inclusion and support them to go further, improving outcomes for all pupils. The biggest in-education factor that makes the impact to a child’s educational outcomes is high-quality teaching, particularly important for pupils with Special Educational Needs and disabilities (SEND). We will make inclusive practice standard practice in the early years, working with early years educators, including Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCOs), to embed inclusive practice across all early years teaching and qualifications, alongside additional resources and funding. We have already funded training for 1000 early years Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCOs) by the end of FY2025–26, having already funded training for up to 7000 early years SENCOs in previous years. In autumn 2024, we began delivery of the NPQ for Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators (NPQ for SENCOs), now the mandatory qualification for SENCOs in mainstream schools. We are also strengthening the Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF) with new and enhanced framework statements relating to adaptive teaching and supporting pupils with SEND.