This expands on his current campaign to ensure there is screening among all young children for dyslexia to better identify and support those with the condition.
In parliament this week Hancock asked Education Secretary Gillian Keegan “whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a universal screener to identify children with neurodivergent conditions in state primary schools”.
But in response from the government, children, families and wellbeing minister David Johnston admitted that the “department has not undertaken an assessment of the effectiveness of universal screening for neurodivergent conditions”.
Instead, Johnston details how the government had launched a £600,000 pilot in five areas including Bradford to deliver earlier identification and assessment of autism through linking teachers and health professionals.
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