What is Special Educational Needs?
‘A child or young person has SEN (Special Educational Needs) if they have a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for them.
A child of compulsory school age or a young person has a learning difficulty or disability if they:
1. Have a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of other children of the same age; or
2. Have a disability which prevents or hinders them from making use of the educational facilities of a kind generally provided for others of the same age in mainstream schools or mainstream post- 16 institutions.’
SEND Code of Practice 2015 p.15-16
The four areas of need that the Code of Practice identifies are:
Who is responsible for SEND and how do I contact them?
Our SENCo is Mr AJ Woodgates. He can be contacted through the school office on:
Devon SEND
Devon’s SEND Local Offer is the education, health and social care services and support for children and young people (0-25) with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Devon Information Advice And Support
Useful Documents
SEN Information Report 2023 | |
SEND Policy 2022 - 2025 |