Special Educational Needs (SEN)
How children and young people are included in Dorset schools with appropriate support where needed.
- What support is available for children with Special Educational Needs?
A child has special educational needs (SEN) if he or she has greater difficulty in learning than most other children of about the same age.
- Support for Early Years
Information about children of Pre-School age with Special Educational Needs and Portage Services.
- What is Inclusion and what support services are available?
Inclusion is the term used to describe that children with particular difficulties are included in mainstream schools but may need some specialist support. This page links to all specialist educational services available in Dorset.
- How will my child's needs be assessed?
Information about Statutory Assessment, Statements of Special Educational Needs, and what to do if I need further help and advice, eg when I don't agree.
- What I need do if my child has a Statement of SEN?
Information about Transferring schools, Annual and Transitional Reviews, Transitional Plans, and School Admission for children who have Statements of Special Educational Needs.
- Publications for parents and carers
A summary of all SEN Booklets available to parents and carers as downloads on the Dorset For You website.
- SEN (Special Education Needs) administration team
Contact details for SEN
- Teachers
Inclusion pages for teachers
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