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SEN Changes September
2014
Definition of SENDefinition of SEN remains the same: A child or young person has SEN if they have a
learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for them. A child of compulsory schools age or a young person has a learning difficulty or disability if they:
a) have a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of others of the same age; orb) have a disability which prevents or hinders them from making use of educational facilities of a kind generally provided for others of the same age in mainstream schools or mainstream post 16 institutions.
Summary of main changes Statements replaced by Education Health
and Care Plans (EHCP)and will be from 0-25.
All statements must be transferred into EHCP’s by Sep 2017 until then the old guidelines are followed. Any new assessments of SEN from Sep 2014 will follow new rules.
No School Action of Action Plus just one stage SEN support in school.
Summary of main changesFour main categories not five.
No longer have category for BESD now Social, Mental and Emotional needs; other areas remain the same Communication and Interaction, Cognition and Learning, and Sensory and/or Physical.
Summary of main changes Emphasis now on classroom teacher and
on ‘high quality teaching’ that is differentiated and personalised. Emphasis on assess, plan, do, review process.
Under the new code no IEP’s, schools can look to develop other ways to communicate strategies that help students.
Summary of main changes Parents of a child with an EHC can choose to hold
personal budgets to buy in support identified. This is discussed as part of the process when moving to an EHC.
Parents must be informed if the class teacher and SENCO decide SEN support is required. All teachers and support staff who work with the child should be made aware of their need, the support provided and any teaching strategies or approaches that are required. This should be recorded on the school’s information system.
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SEN Waves of Intervention model.
Wave 3
Specialist support for a few pupils.
Wave 2
Non-specialist interventions for some pupils to help them catch up.
Wave 1
Inclusive quality first teaching in the classrooms for all students.
SEND Information ReportEvery school from September 2014 has to publish how they support SEN students.
On our school website:
Click on our school and scroll down to purple bar at the bottom. Click on SEN.
Advice and Support for you.As well as the guide on our website you can visit the Warwickshire SEN site.
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/sen