What do schools and early years settings do about Special Educational Needs?
The 1996 Education Act and the Special Educational Needs Code of Practice 2001 set out guidance for schools, early years settings and councils. The Code of Practice states that parents, schools, early years settings, Local Education Authorities and other services and voluntary agencies should all be working together in partnership. All parents should be treated as partners and should be fully involved in all school-based responses to their child’s special educational needs. Every school and early years setting should have a teacher with special responsibility for children with Special Educational Needs. These teachers are called Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCo). If your child has a special educational need, the school or early years setting should put in place an appropriate level of support. All schools have a Special Educational Needs Policy that should outline how they will help children with Special Educational Needs. They will give you a copy of the policy if you ask
