Download our Special Educational Needs resources
We have produced a range of free resources to help you find out more about
the Government
The Government are the people who run the country. The Government decide how much tax people should pay and how things like the National Health Service (NHS) should work.
's changes to how children 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.
are supported within the Special Educational Needs system.
Download our Special Educational Needs easy read guides
We've worked with the Department for Education to create
easy read
Easy Read is a way of making written information easier to understand. Pictures are usually added next to the writing.
guides for parents and children and young people with learning disabilities.
The easy read guides help explain the changes to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system in England.
The changes, which came into force from September 2014, should mean that children, young people and their families get the support they need earlier. Access to the right support should help people with a learning disability and their families to be more
involved
Involved is being included in something or taking part in something.
in making decisions about their lives and support they need.