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The SEN Code of Practice gives guidance
to anybody including early education settings, state schools and local authorities
that helps to identify, assess and provide help for children with SEN.
It sets out the processes and procedures that all these organisations must or should
follow to meet the needs of children. They must not ignore the guidance in the Code
and they must take account of the Code when they make their SEN policies.
Children with SEN will need different
levels of support, according to their needs. Appropriate provision, based upon individual
children’s needs is achieved through a ‘graduated approach’ where,
increasingly, step-by-step specialist expertise can be brought in to help the school
with the difficulties that a child may have.
Where the school or early education setting cannot provide all the help a child
needs the local authority will consider carrying out a statutory assessment to find
out exactly what the child’s needs are and what special help they need.
As a result of the assessment the local authority may issue a statement of Special
Educational Needs.
Statement
of Special Educational Needs
A statement describes the child’s Special Educational Needs and the special
help they should receive, including, as appropriate, money, staff time and specialist
equipment.
The statement comes into force as soon as the local authority makes it. From that
time, the local authority must provide the child’s school with any extra resources
it needs. The school’s governors must do their best to make sure that the child
gets the special educational help set out in the statement.
The statement is legally binding and enforceable, and can only be changed by
agreement by parties concerned through a formal review, or by appeal to a Special
Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal.
Format
of a statement
The format of a statement is stipulated by law and set out in Schedule 2 of the
Education (Special Educational Needs) (England) (Consolidation) Regulations 2001,
and described in paragraph 8:29 of the Special Educational Needs
Code of Practice.
Local authorities must check each child’s progress and make sure that the
statement continues to meet their Special Educational Needs. They must review the
statement at least once a year, but they can do it more often if necessary.
The procedures for organising annual reviews are set out in Regulation 18 of the
Education (Special Educational Needs) (England) (Consolidation) Regulations 2001.
Watch these two video clips in which a headteacher opens meetings to review
the progress of two children, Marley and Sophia. Pay attention to the range of people
involved and their roles, and consider the variety of expertise they bring.
Review meeting 1 (Sophia) - welcome and introductions
0:30
Review meeting 2 (Sophia) - welcome and introductions
0:37
Sections
of a review meeting
The various parties who contribute to the statement also contribute to the review.
If key professionals are unable to attend review meetings, they must send in reports.
Watch this video clip in which Marley’s parents comment
on reports from the visual impairment service and the music therapist.
After
the review
After listening to everyone’s views at the review meeting, the school will
set new targets. The headteacher sends a report to the local authority recommending
any changes the people at the meeting felt should be made to the statement.
The local authority must then, on receiving this report, decide whether:
The statement should remain the same;
Changes should be made to the content of the statement in response to different
circumstances or changing needs;
The statement is no longer required to support meeting the child’s
needs.
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Review meeting 1 (Sophia) - welcome and introductions0:30
Review meeting 2 (Sophia) - welcome and introductions0:37
