SEND Provision — [Clive Betts in the Chair]

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall am 3:00 pm ar 5 Medi 2024.

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Photo of Jennifer Craft Jennifer Craft Llafur, Thurrock 3:00, 5 Medi 2024

My hon. Friend mentions the staffing crisis in the SEND system, but I want to note that there is also a crisis in recruitment and training for teachers of the deaf. From my experience, I know that is a key role for a number of deaf children, particularly in my constituency. There is a real crisis in back-filling those positions and recruiting across councils, particularly at a unitary level. The need for teachers of the deaf is not reflected in those coming through the system, which often results in children not having the resource and help they need to succeed in school.