Q12. What are the most important issues for national training to cover, to help support children and young people with SEND?

The context: The Government has announced a new training package of over £200 million over three years from September 2026. This will be available to all staff working across early years, schools and post-16 settings to support more inclusive learning environments. The training will be Government backed and “developed with experts”.

In your answer, you may want to consider:

• Considering the high prevalence of SEND among care-experienced children (50% of previously looked after children have documented SEND) training must be available on the intersection of needs arising from SEND and trauma, disrupted attachments and care experience.