Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 95
95
Deferred
Implement national SEND data strategy requiring standardised reporting from local authorities and schools.
Conclusion
To plan effectively for future capacity and ensure the right support is in place, the Department must take a data driven approach, developing a more robust understanding of need by systematically gathering and analysing relevant, high-quality data. This should include a national SEND data strategy that requires local authorities and education settings to collect and report standardised, high-quality data on levels of need, current provision, capacity, and projected demand. This would require clear definitions and metrics for identifying and categorising SEND across mainstream and specialist settings and mandatory annual data submissions aligned with school and local authority planning cycles. (Recommendation, Paragraph 322) 176
Government Response Summary
The government thanks the committee and states it will carefully consider the recommendations while engaging with stakeholders, ahead of publishing its SEND system plans in the Schools White Paper in the new year.
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
We thank the committee for setting out a number of valuable recommendations which we will carefully consider as we continue to engage closely with children, parents and experts ahead of the publication of our plans for the SEND system in the Schools White Paper in the new year.