Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of national disparities in post-16 destinations, in the context of figures from the Disabled Children's Partnership showing that young people with special educational needs and disabilities nationally are around 80% more likely to be not in education, employment, or training.

The government recognises the significant disparities in post-16 outcomes experienced by young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including their greater likelihood of being not in education, employment or training.

Improving these outcomes is central to our SEND reforms, which aim to improve support across the 0 to 25 system through earlier, more consistent support and clearer pathways matched to young people’s needs and ambitions. We propose improved transition processes from school to college beginning at least 12 months in advance of the transition, alongside a stronger focus on preparing young people with SEND for adulthood, further and higher education, training and employment.