Special Education Need and Disability (SEND)

What is SEND in Schools? 

A pupil has SEN if they have a learning difficulty or disability which requires special educational provision, namely provision different from or additional to that normally available to pupils of the same age. 

A child may also have SEN if they have a disability which prevents or hinders him/her from making use of facilities of a kind generally provided for others of the same age in mainstream schools. 

What do schools have to do?

All schools have a duty to be accessible and inclusive for the children within their community.

 It is their job to support parents in providing the best possible education for children.

As part of the changes being implemented by the Department for Education in 2014 all schools must publish information about how they support special needs pupils. 

This is called the “Local Offer”. Schools must also publish information on their website about how they support SEND pupils within their own establishment.

Please continue to read what the Derby offer is for SEND and other links and expert advice.