Thursday, 30 May 2024

 Moira DEEMING (Western Metropolitan) incorporated the following (949):

For the Minister for Education (or responsible for education infrastructure)

Many of my families in the west have young children with special needs and in particular, Autism. They are struggling to find places for their children in appropriate schools, but are faced with the fact that there are none within a practical distance from their homes or for example, the fact that currently Niddrie Autistic school only covers 4 years.

Can the Minister please provide a western metropolitan region-specific update on the Governments plans and progress towards achieving them, regarding new the location and completion date of any Autistic schools and education in general for autistic children in my region.