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Special Educational Needs
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All children with special educational needs should have a broad and well balanced education. Many children, at some time, will have special educational needs of some kind. The law says that all state schools must do their best to see that special help is provided for all children with SEN. Most children's needs can be met by their ordinary (mainstream) school, sometimes with the help of outside specialists. In a few cases, the local education authority (LEA) will have to make a statutory assessment of a child's educational needs, based on specialist advice. If as a result, the LEA then decides to direct the provision due to the severity and complexity of the need, they then must write a statement of special educational needs - usually called 'a statement'. This describes all the child's needs and all the special help that he or she needs. The child's ordinary school, with the support of the LEA, can usually provide this help.
If your child does not seem to be making enough progress or needs a lot more extra help, you need to discuss your concerns with the school Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO). They can discuss with you the best way forward. If you have spoken to your child's SENCO but feel that you would like to request an assessment of your childs's special educational needs directly, you should complete an assessment request form. A copy of this form can be found in our publications section.
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