Support for SEN in schools
SEN information report
All mainstream education settings must publish a SEN information report.
This report must be updated every year and be made available on the school / setting's website.
It must include:
- The kinds of SEN that are provided for.
- Policies for identifying children and young people with SEN and assessing their needs. This should include the name and contact details of the SENCO (mainstream schools)
- How they consult parents / carers and involve them in their child's education.
- How they consult young people with SEN and involve them in their education.
- How needs are assessed and reviewed, including how the school / setting works with parents / carers and young people as part of this process.
- Arrangements for supporting children and young people in moving between phases of education and preparing for adulthood. Outcomes should reflect their ambitions, which could include higher education, employment, independent living and participation in society.
- The approach to teaching children and young people with SEN.
- How adaptations are made to the curriculum and the learning environment for children and young people with SEN.
- The expertise and training of staff to support children and young people with SEN, including how specialist expertise will be arranged.
- Evaluating the effectiveness of the support given to children and young people with SEN.
- How children and young people with SEN are enabled to take part in activities with children and young people in the school who do not have SEN.
- Support for improving emotional and social development. This should include extra support for listening to the views of children and young people with SEN and measures to prevent bullying.
- How the school involves other bodies, including health and social care bodies, Council support services, and voluntary organisations, in meeting children and young people's SEN and supporting their families.
- Arrangements for handling complaints from parents of children with SEN about the support provided at the school.