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Special educational needs and disability (SEND): detailed information

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Department for Education, Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Work and Pensions, Education and Skills Funding Agency, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, and Standards and Testing Agency

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SEND code of practice

  • SEND code of practice: 0 to 25 years
  • SEND: managing the 2014 changes to the system
  • SEND: guide for parents and carers
  • SEND: guide for further education providers
  • SEND: guide for schools and alternative provision settings
  • SEND: guide for early years settings
  • SEND: guide for social care professionals
  • SEND: guide for health professionals
  • SEND: supporting local and national accountability

Teaching and learning

  • Commissioning a SEND review
  • Education for children with health needs who cannot attend school
  • P scales: attainment targets for pupils with SEN
  • Providing supported internships for young people with an EHC plan

Special schools

  • Residential special schools: national minimum standards
  • Visiting children in residential special schools and colleges
  • Residential special schools and colleges: support for children
  • Non-Maintained Special Schools Regulations 2015
  • Independent special schools and colleges

Disabled children

  • Safeguarding disabled children
  • Short breaks for disabled children

Funding for SEND support

  • SEND reform funding for local authorities

Information for parents and carers

  • Help if you have a disabled child
  • Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
  • Apply for school transport for a child with special educational needs and disabilities

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