For Parents and Carers of children with Special Educational Needs
Useful links
A useful link to find information around local services available for children with SEN.
The Department for Education is responsible for education and and children’s services. A useful website for SEN reforms and policies, but also for all educational reforms, policies and expected standards.
www.norfolkparentpartnership.org.uk
The Norfolk SEND Partnership offers information, support and advice to children, young people and parents/carers about special educational needs and disabilities. They are a small central team, with trained volunteers throughout the county.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-code-of-practice-0-to-25 (Code Of Practice:0-25 years)
A link to the 2014 SEN Code of Practice. One of the main aims of this new document was to put SEN children and their families at the heart of all decisions and processes. This is a large document, but Chapter 6 is of particular relevance to children in an Infant School.
Appendix
Throughout this report various acronyms are referred to. When first used a definition is always provided. For clarity, a list of all acronyms used (and meanings), are detailed below.
SEN: Special Educational Needs
SEND: Special Educational Needs or disabilities
IEP: Individual Education Plan
SENCO: Special Educational Needs Coordinator
ASD: Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SALT: Speech and Language Therapy
EHCP: Education, Health and Care Plan
S2S: School to School Support
SATS: Standard Assessment Tests
