SEND - information for parents, carers
A person has 'Special Educational Needs’, if they:
- have a learning difficulty or disability
- need special educational support.
A disability is when a person has a physical or mental difficulty which has a significant and long-term effect on their ability to carry out activities. This can include a long-term illness.
Special Educational (additional) Needs and Disability (SEND) can include:
- a learning difficulty such as dyslexia
- a disability or health problem
- struggling to communicate or understand what people are saying
- social communication difficulties
- emotional or mental health problems
- sensory and physical needs
- processing difficulties.
Check details on:
- Information about specific types of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
- pages 15 and 16 of the SEND Code of Practice on GOV.UK.
'Neurodiversity' is a term that’s used to describe differences in the way people’s brains work.
The idea is that there’s no “correct” way for the brain to work. Instead, there are different ways that people regard and respond to the world, and these differences are to be embraced and encouraged.
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