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• What is SEN Support?

  Special Educational Needs (SEN) can affect a child or young person’s ability to learn. They can affect their: Behaviour or ability to socialise for example they struggle to make friends. Reading and writing for example because they have dyslexia. Ability to understand things. Concentration levels for example…

• Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP) and Assessment

  A parent/carer or education setting are able to request an Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment for a child/young person with special educational needs, when it is clear that the provision required is above the level generally provided for others of a similar age…

• Personal Budgets for children and young people

  A personal budget is an amount of money we believe will deliver the provision agreed within an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan and which is managed by the parent/carer or young person.

• Supporting Pupils at School with Medical Conditions

  The statutory guidance in this document is intended to help governing bodies meet their legal responsibilities and sets out the arrangements they will be expected to make, based on good practice. The aim is to ensure all children with medical conditions, in terms of both…