School Standards Minister Georgia Gould OBE attended the LGA’s Councillors’ Forum in January, to talk about special educational needs and disabilities provision, and the forthcoming Schools White Paper. The minister recognised the powerful examples of local collaboration and leadership in delivering specialist support and inclusive provision close to communities, and acknowledged the challenges councils, schools and families are experiencing, which the upcoming proposals would seek to address. She committed to returning to the Councillors’ Forum once the reforms were announced.
