How to get SEND support
There are three ways you can get SEND support:
The SEND system is the system that supports children and young people with additional needs throughout their
education
Education is when you learn things. When you fill in a form to get a job, education means you write where you went to school, college or university.
. This includes children and young people with a
learning disability
A learning disability is to do with the way someone's brain works. It makes it harder for someone to learn, understand or do things.
.
What is SEND?
Some children and young people may require more help to learn and develop than children and young people of the same age. If this is the case they may be classed as having special educational needs (SEN) so they can get extra support. This could include anything from more
accessible
Accessible means something is easy for people to use or join in with. For example: Accessible writing means the writing is easy to read and understand.
information to one to one support at school or college.
Some children and young people with SEN may also have a disability which does not affect their ability to learn but might stop them from being able to do
certain
Certain means you are sure about something.
day-to-day things.
How is SEND identified?
Every local area must identify which children and young people have SEND so that it can plan how it will go about meeting their needs.
Children and young people with SEN will be identified in many different ways. Some may have their SEN identified by a health worker or a paediatrician in their early life, and some children and young people’s needs may become evident later on in life, for example when they enter a certain stage of education.
Some children’s SEN can be predicted in early age. For example, certain conditions may mean it is more likely that they will require more support to learn and develop.
In all situations, the families of children under the age of 16 must be told about their child’s needs, and families of young people over the age of 16 should ordinarily be
involved
Involved is being included in something or taking part in something.
in this process as well.
Who can get support in the SEND system?
The SEND system applies to all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities aged 0-25, as long as they are in education or training.
The support received by a child or young person with a learning disability will vary significantly depending on their needs. It may involve a range of professionals across the education, health and social care systems.
You can also read the Government's guidance on the SEND system, and children and young people and their families'
rights
Rights are the things everyone should be allowed to do like have a say, or go to school.
under it.
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