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Written question asked by Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 10 February 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 12 February 2025. It was answered by Catherine McKinnell (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 February 2025 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Special Educational Needs: Staff

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the total number of special educational needs co-ordinators (SENCOs) in all schools.

Answer

There were 20,346 special educational needs co-ordinators employed by state-funded schools in England in November 2023, which is the latest data available.

Information on the school workforce is published in the ‘School workforce in England’ statistical publication, which can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
30265
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Staff Schools Special educational needs
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk