Richard attended the National Autistic Society’s 'Let Every Child Learn' event at Portcullis House on Tuesday 23 January 2024, to learn more about the charity’s recent Education Report.
There are more than 200,000 autistic pupils in England, but only a quarter (26%) feel happy at school and three in four parents or carers of autistic children (74%) said their child’s school place does not meet their needs.
Richard Fuller MP said:
Only one in four autistic children feel happy at school. That’s why I attended the National Autistic Society's event in Parliament to hear directly from autistic people about how we can work together to make schools better for autistic pupils.
At the Let Every Child Learn event, Richard heard from students about their experiences at school, viewed artwork by the National Autistic Society’s campaigners and heard about what the government can do to make sure all autistic children receive a quality education.
