Fantastic to join special school teachers and heads from East Surrey and across the county at the Surrey Specialist School Phase Council last week.
I spend around a third of my constituency surgeries supporting parents with SEND and EHCP cases, and I know from my time as SEND Minister just how much joy and growth these superstar staff bring to their pupils.
We had a great discussion on the challenges in the sector and the changes I made when I was at the Department for Education, and I came away with a number of issues to raise with Surrey County Council.
I'm particularly interested in how the move to the Unit4 payroll system has affected teaching and support staff, so if you have any experience please share it with me at claire.coutinho.mp@parliament.uk.
