{"id":17634,"date":"2023-08-15T06:20:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T06:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theukrules.co.uk\/?page_id=17634"},"modified":"2023-09-29T10:26:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T10:26:14","slug":"special-educational-needs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theukrules.co.uk\/rules\/children\/childcare\/schools\/special-educational-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"
CHILDREN WITH SEND<\/strong>: Special Educational Needs is a legal definition. The term SEN defines children who show learning difficulties.<\/p>\n It also applies to disabilities which make it harder for them to learn. This is especially evident during their schooling days.<\/p>\n Specialist teachers and voluntary organisations can provide extra help.<\/p>\n They can provide alternative care for children with special educational needs and disabilities.<\/p>\n There is a set method used to measure their learning capabilities. It is a comparison with the majority of other children or young adults from the same age group. This is how they determine the capacity of SEND children to learn.<\/p>\n Having SEND means a child’s ability to learn the national curriculum<\/a> is a challenge. It is difficult for them to use recognised and traditional study methods.<\/p>\n Thus, these children and young adults need specialist help in many areas because it affects their:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Parents should find extra help and support from the SEN co-ordinator or ‘SENCO’. They are usually based at the nursery or the facility where your child is being schooled<\/a>.<\/p>\n Your local council can also offer further advice with SEN support. Contact them if your child does not attend any of the traditional types of school<\/a>, college, or nursery.<\/p>\n A local ‘Information, Advice and Support Service’ can provide valuable information for parents. They can also help disabled children and young people with Special Educational Needs.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities may qualify for:<\/p>\n Note<\/strong>: Support continues for those who got support before September 2014 until the council change it to an EHC plan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n SEN support for your child will be available at their school or their college.<\/p>\n They may need an education, health and care (EHC) plan if the school is unable to provide enough support. The Special Educational Needs support available for children under 5 can include:<\/p>\n There is extra SEN support for children under 5 years old at most nurseries and playgroups. All childminders registered with Ofsted, should follow the framework of the Early Years Foundation Stage<\/a> (EYFS). This ensures an increased level of support exists for children with SEND.<\/p>\n Note<\/strong>: Talk to your doctor or health adviser if your child does not attend nursery school and you think they may have SEND.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n What if you feel your child needs SEN support and they are between the ages of 5 and 15? Discuss it with the school teacher or the SEN co-ordinator if you feel your child needs:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Contact the college ahead of time to ensure the facility of Further Education (FE) meets the needs of your child. Extra help is available from the college and your local authority.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Children and young adults can get extra support from the education, health and care plan. An EHC plan provides increased health and social support beyond the basic SEN for people up to the age of 25.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Your local authority can carry out an education, health and care assessment if you make a request. You can also request an EHC plan yourself if you are between 16 and 25 years of age.<\/p>\n Note<\/strong>: Family friends, doctors, health visitors, or teachers can also make a request for the EHC plan.<\/p>\n It can take up to 16 weeks for your local authority to determine whether they will carry out an assessment. If an education, health and care assessment goes ahead you may need to provide them with:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n You can make a challenge to your local authority about several different outcomes including:<\/p>\n Note<\/strong>: What if you are unable to resolve the problem with the authority? You can appeal to the First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n A personal budget may be available for your child or they may get told that they need one. Having a personal budget means you can suggest how to spend the support money. There are several ways you can use a personal budget from an EHC plan. You can choose to have any (or a combination) of:<\/p>\n The new SEN assessment process allows Independent supporters to help you and your child. Thus, an independent supporter can help to:<\/p>\n You can find further information on getting local support via:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n What happens if your child got support before September 2014? In this case, they move over to an education, health and care (EHC) plan before:<\/p>\n This process should happen at one of the planned reviews. It may also take place when your child changes to another school. Your local council will inform you which one will happen. Your child should be receiving SEN support already if they got help through:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A ‘transition plan<\/strong>‘ gets drawn up in Year 9 for children who have a statement of special educational needs. This helps to plan continued and future support after your child leaves school.<\/p>\n Your child may also request an EHC assessment. This would apply if they consider needing more help than they are getting at the school or college.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n You can phone the ‘Contact a Family’ helpline or ‘Independent Parental Special Education Advice<\/a>‘ for further help. They offer advice about children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).<\/p>\n Contact a Family Helpline<\/strong> IPSEA Advice Line<\/strong> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
\nSpecial Educational Needs Support Service<\/h2>\n
Support for Parents<\/h5>\n
Support for Your Child<\/h5>\n
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\nSEN Support for Children Under 5<\/h2>\n
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\nSEN Support for Children between 5 and 15<\/h2>\n
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\nPeople in Further Education from 16<\/h2>\n
\nEducation Health and Care Plan (EHC)<\/h2>\n
\nHow to Request an EHC Assessment<\/h2>\n
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\nSteps for Creating an Educational Health Care Plan<\/h5>\n
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If You Disagree with the Decision<\/h5>\n
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Personal Budgets for Children with EHC Plan<\/h5>\n
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Independent Support for Children (all ages)<\/h5>\n
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\nChildren who got SEN Support Before September 2014<\/h2>\n
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\nGetting Support when Your Child Leaves School<\/h2>\n
\nGetting Help and Advice about SEND<\/h2>\n
\n Mail: helpline@cafamily.org.uk<\/a>
\n Telephone: 0808 808 3555<\/a>
\nMonday to Friday: 9:30am to 5pm
\n\tCheck call charges to 0808 numbers<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\n Telephone: 0800 018 4016<\/a>
\n Monday to Thursday: 10am to 4pm and 7pm to 9pm
\n Friday: 1pm to 4pm
\n Check call charges to 0800 numbers<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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