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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…

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

• Updated: 2 December 2025

This release provides information on statements of special educational needs (SEN), and Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans.

• Updated: 19 May 2015

Statistics and analysis on statements of special educational needs (SEN) and education, health and care (EHC) plans in England.

• Updated: 30 May 2019

Statistics and analysis on statements of special educational needs (SEN) and education, health and care (EHC) plans in England.

• Updated: 24 May 2018

Statistics on pupils with SEN, including information on educational attainment, destinations, absence, exclusions and characteristics.

• Updated: 26 June 2025

The Department for Education and Ministry of Justice jointly chaired advisory group will advise on the special educational needs and disabilities review of disagreement resolution.

• Updated: 7 April 2017

• Updated: 21 October 2025

What parents and local authorities should tell the SEND Tribunal if they disagree about the school in an SEN statement or education, health and care plan.

• Updated: 1 August 2014

From 3 April 2018, the SEND Tribunal can make recommendations about health and social care issues in a special educational needs appeal.

• Updated: 1 April 2018