Correspondence

Special educational needs and disability (SEND) reform: letters

Children's Minister Edward Timpson writes to teachers, colleges, local authorities and parents about the SEND reforms.

• From: Department for Education and Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 8 April 2014
• Last updated: 11 November 2014
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  1. 11 November 2014

     Added letter to local authority chief executives and directors of children’s services.

  2. 3 September 2014

     Added 'SEND reform: letter on social care and SEN requirements' and SEND reform: letter to local authorities and children's services leads' documents.

  3. 29 August 2014

     Added letter for parents to be circulated from late August 2014.

  4. 8 April 2014

     First published.

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Applies to England

Documents

SEND reform: letter to chief executives and directors of children's services

PDF, 200 KB, 2 pages

0 to 25 SEND code of practice: letter to local authorities and children's services leads

PDF, 203 KB, 2 pages

Social care: letter to local authorities and children's services

PDF, 194 KB, 2 pages

Changes from statements to EHC: letter for parents

PDF, 236 KB, 2 pages

SEND reform: letter for local authorities and health partners

PDF, 213 KB, 2 pages

SEND reform: letter for colleges

PDF, 126 KB, 2 pages

SEND reform: letter for teachers

PDF, 100 KB, 3 pages

SEND reform: letter for parents

PDF, 98.8 KB, 2 pages

SEND reform: letter to local authorities and health leaders

PDF, 171 KB, 3 pages

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SEND reform: letter to directors of children's services

PDF, 153 KB, 2 pages

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Details

These letters describe the changes introduced in September 2014 to improve support for children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND).

They outline ways in which local authorities, schools and colleges working with children with SEND can implement the reforms correctly, and explain the main changes to parents.

Advice on implementing the 0 to 25 special needs system for local authorities and advice for colleges is available.