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Special Educational Needs

Asked by Chris CoghlanLiberal DemocratDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 22 June 2026UIN 8895

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to publish inclusion base guidance for schools.

Answered by Georgia Gould

As a core component of our £3.7 billion high needs capital settlement, we will invest in a transformational expansion of inclusion bases. We are aware of many examples of inclusion bases in mainstream settings that offer high quality teaching, bespoke learning environments and flexible access to specialist education or health support, helping children achieve and thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.

We will shortly be publishing guidance to help schools and local authorities set up and deliver high-quality provision in inclusion bases. Alongside this, we continue to roll out peer networks of best practice which schools can access as part of the universal regional improvement for standards and excellence inclusive mainstream programme.

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