“…A huge amount of effort is going to go into special educational needs in the near future, which is overdue but is welcome. Much of the technological world will help various groups interact with the educational process and the workplace.”
Record by topic
- Learning disability & autism12th of 905120.0
- Public health & prevention260th of 7006.0
- Mental health615th of 8904.0
- Unpaid carers257th of 2962.0
Also active on learning disability & autism
What they’ve said
“…I always go back to special educational needs and dyslexia, and if the noble Baroness, Lady Manningham-Buller, had a small bet with herself that I would raise it, she has won it. It comes to, as the noble Baroness, Lady Wolf, raised, English and maths. The Latin origin of the word dyslexia—no, it is Greek.”
Social Mobility: Local Roots, Lasting Change (Social Mobility Policy Committee Report) · 2026-09-04 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Anybody who struggles with special educational needs, or who comes from a home that simply does not take them seriously, is always going to struggle with these skills. We have to find better ways forward.”
Skills, Vocational Training, and Further and Higher Education · 2026-09-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I am sure the Minister would send me rude notes if I did not raise my next subject: special educational needs. I see her nodding. The way forward, the entrance into this, tends to be English and maths at GCSE.”
Creative Industries: Qualifications · 2026-07-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We know that, for years and years, we have ignored and not recognised people who have special educational needs, and we have not found out who they are, in particular girls, who are very good at surviving in the classroom by masking, disappearing in the middle of it and not commenting.”
Government Record on Education, Employment and Welfare · 2026-07-16 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…out this, but on the 29th of last month, in Committee Room 10, I was in a room full of parents of people on the autism spectrum who have gone through the process.”
Autism: Parenting Support Programmes · 2026-07-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
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