Measures to provide better support for pupils with special educational needs (SEN) and disabled children were announced by the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families on 28 September 2009. The proposals aim to make life easier for parents and help their children maximise their potential. The measures will test easier ways of assessing children with special educational needs (SEN) and there will be new guidance for schools to tackle high exclusions of children with SEN.
As part of these measures, the Secretary of State has also commissioned Toby Salt to lead an independent review into the supply of teachers trained to meet the needs of children with severe learning difficulties (SLD) and profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD).
Toby Salt will convene an Expert Group as a sounding board, bringing together the knowledge and expertise to analyse the questions in scope to enable him to make recommendations to the Secretary of State by the end of February 2010.
Views are sought from NAHT members by the Salt Review. For further information and to access the consultation questionnaire visit the Salt Review on the DCSF website
