Nick Timothy MP speaks about special educational needs and dyslexia in Parliament

There is no relationship between dyslexia and intelligence or behaviour.

Yet it is often undiagnosed and children get written off at school as a result.

One in ten of us has dyslexia, and – as with other special educational needs – we need to do a better job for people who live with it.

Click on the YouTube link to see Nick Timothy MP’s contribution to a debate in Parliament on this topic on 11 November 2025.

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