Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if the Government will publish operational guidance for SEN schools operating during the covid-19 outbreak.
Special schools are playing a vital role in supporting vulnerable children during the COVID-19 outbreak. The Department for Education has published a substantial body of guidance to help special schools and other settings support children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). This includes in particular:
Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance on vulnerable children and young people:
Coronavirus (COVID-19): SEND risk assessment guidance:
Education, health and care needs assessments and plans: guidance on temporary legislative changes relating to coronavirus (COVID-19):
Further guidance for all schools, including special schools, can be found in our coronavirus (COVID-19) collection:
We are committed to maintaining and updating all guidance as the COVID-19 outbreak develops.