Minister for SEND’s pledge worries teachers and parents who fear reliance on mainstream staff could deny pupils the support they need.

All teachers will be SEND teachers under a reformed special educational needs system, England’s schools minister has pledged in an attempt to allay growing fears about the shake-up.

Catherine McKinnell told The i Paper that teachers would get support on SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) as part of their initial teacher training and professional development so that they could meet all the needs of pupils.

But some parents are worried that a reliance on mainstream teachers for SEND will be “too much” for the staff and could deny their children the support they need.