PWPaul Whiteman — no licensed photograph is available, so the sector leader plate is shown instead.

Sector leader

Paul Whiteman

General secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers

Press citations

1

Topic

1

Learning disability & autism

Last quoted

Sept 2026

Paul Whiteman: key facts

Kind of voice
Sector leader
Role
General secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers
Quoted on
Learning disability & autism
Tracked press citations
1
Most recently quoted
29 Sept 2026

“While it is hard to give a definitive reason for why this is happening, it appears likely that the government's plans to restrict future EHCPs to children with the most complex needs may have led to more families and schools applying before these changes kick-in.”

Where Paul Whiteman has been quoted

  1. Pupils with Send plans in England likely to double to one in 10 in rush for supporttheguardian.com · 29 Sept 2026

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