24 September 2025
House of Commons Education Select Committee cites Unit work
The Committee has published: 'Solving the SEND Crisis'
The House of Commons Education Select Committee has published its report on children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
Under its 2019-23 contract, the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce was commissioned to examine the demand for, and supply of, therapists in this sector (report by Ian Kessler and Annette Boaz published May 2024). The new House of Commons report cites this scoping study on page 131, para 287.
The Unit also contributed to the Committee's work when Prof Kessler gave evidence at the House of Commons in April 2025.
Our report (May 2024)
Kessler, I., & Boaz, A. (2024) The Demand and Supply of Therapists for Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities: A Scoping Study. London: NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce, The Policy Institute, King's College London. https://doi.org/10.18742/pub01-181
An Executive Summary is available at the above link | Project page at King's.
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