Teacher Training (Special Educational Needs) Bill [HL]

A Bill to make provision about special educational needs awareness training to be received by teacher trainees.

Originating House

House of Lords

Parliament last updated

2 May 2017

In Plain English

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This Bill would require special educational needs (SEN) awareness training to be taught to all teacher trainees. It aims to ensure trainee teachers understand SEN needs and can better support pupils who require extra help. It is currently in the Lords, at the second reading stage.

Key Points

Requires SEN awareness training to be mandatory for all teacher trainees.
The training would form part of initial teacher training programmes run by universities and other providers.
Its purpose is to improve teachers' ability to identify and support pupils with SEN in schools.
The bill originated in the House of Lords and is currently at the second reading stage in that house.

Progress

The bill is currently at the second reading stage in the House of Lords; its first reading took place in 2016, and the originating house is the Lords.

Who is affected?

Teacher traineesUniversities and other organisations delivering initial teacher trainingSchools and local authorities involved in training and supporting trainee teachersPupils with special educational needs and their families

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Bill Stages

1st readingLords

8 Jun 2016

2nd readingLords

Committee stageLords

Report stageLords

3rd readingLords

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Report stageCommons

3rd readingCommons

Royal Assent

Updates & Documents

News (1)

News - Teacher Training (Special Educational Needs)

1 Jan 1970

First reading took place on 8 June. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.

The 2016-2017 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.

Documents (1)

HL Bill 36 (as introduced)

BillLords

8 Jun 2016

Parliamentary Votes (0)

No recorded votes for this bill yet.