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Recommendation 57

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Mandate at least one Senior Leadership Team member holds SENCO qualifications in all schools.

Recommendation
To strengthen leadership on SEND, the Department should, in the short term, mandate that at least one member of the Senior Leadership Team in every school and every multi-academy trust holds SENCO qualifications. (Recommendation, Paragraph 218)
Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 11 December 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗