Written question asked by Kate Green (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 October 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 October 2022. It was answered by Kelly Tolhurst (Conservative) on Monday, 24 October 2022 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Special Educational Needs: Hearing Impairment

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing funding for Teachers of the Deaf under the planned national SEND and alternative provision implementation strategy.

Answer: The department remains committed to publishing the government’s response to the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Green Paper consultation in a national SEND and AP improvement plan in due course. This will set out the government’s response to the consultation, including how we are supporting the workforce to meet the needs of children and young people. The department will not be commenting on individual policy proposals ahead of the response being issued.

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