What provision is there for children with special educational needs?
All schools have some resources and provision for meeting the special educational needs of their pupils. At whatever stage of a child’s life these become evident, schools have processes for discussing these with you, for assessing those needs and making suitable arrangements to have them met. In the majority of cases special educational needs are met within the school itself. The school can also call on a variety of support and expertise from various in school and educational support services. If a school considers that your child has some special educational needs you will be contacted by the head teacher or special educational needs co-ordinator (SENCO) so that any difficulties can be addressed. Similarly, if you feel that your child may require some additional help, you should not hesitate to contact the head teacher or SENCO with your concerns. In a small number of cases, it may appear that additional or different provision needs to be considered, in which case the school may seek
