Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department has issued to local authorities on assessments for children who may have dyslexia.

Schools are required under the Children and Families Act (2014) to identify and address the special educational needs (SEN) of the pupils or students they support, and guidance is set out in the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Code of Practice. This includes arranging for appropriate tests where the school’s own assessments indicate that this is necessary