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A guide on the support system for children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND).

• Updated: 26 March 2015

Guide for parents with learning disabilities, explaining changes to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system.

• Updated: 17 December 2014

Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) - support your child can get at school and how to apply for an education, health and care (EHC) plan

• Overview

  Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) can affect a child or…

• Special educational needs support

  Your child will get SEN support at their school or college. Your child may…

• Extra help

  An education, health and care (EHC) plan is for children and young people…

• If your child got support before September 2014

  Your child will move to an education, health and care (EHC) plan. This…

Guide for children and young people with learning disabilities on changes to the special needs educational and disability (SEND) system.

• Updated: 17 December 2014

A guide for early years settings on the support system for children and young people with special educational needs and disability.

• Updated: 5 September 2014

Government acts on commitment to put parents’ experiences at the heart of SEND reform through new public engagement campaign.

• Updated: 2 December 2025

A guide for schools on the support system for children and young people with special educational needs and disability.

• Updated: 1 September 2014

Best Start Family Hubs to act as one-stop-shop for parents with SEND professional and services to support speech and language development confirmed.

• Updated: 4 December 2025

Guidance for health professionals on the support system for children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND).

• Updated: 11 March 2016

How to organise a special educational needs and disability (SEND) review to improve services and strategy.

• Updated: 29 March 2018