Special Educational Needs: support in England
Updated following publication of October 2024 National Audit Office (NAO) report on SEND system
This House of Commons Library briefing discusses what makes faith schools in England different. It answers FAQs and provides key statistics.
Faith Schools: FAQs (286 KB , PDF)
The Library regularly receives enquiries from Members relating to faith schools, and the particular arrangements in place relating to them. This note provides answers to some of the most common questions raised, and also some relevant statistical information. It is not intended to be a definitive guide to faith schools, but rather to provide answers to those frequently raised issues. It deals with faith schools in the state-funded sector.
This note relates to England only.
Faith Schools: FAQs (286 KB , PDF)
Updated following publication of October 2024 National Audit Office (NAO) report on SEND system
An overview of school meal provision in England during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic
The main recent policy developments regarding school meals in England, including the revised school food standards and provision of free school meals.