Special Educational Needs -SEN
The role of the Local Authority is to ensure
that individual children's needs, including those of pre-school
children, are identified quickly and accurately and matched with
appropriate provision. We undertake statutory assessments and
review and regularly monitor statements of individual need. We
deliver high quality support services, including Educational
Psychology, Specialist Teaching and Advisory Services. We work
closely with other agencies, including health and social care, to
ensure that children with complex medical, emotional and
behavioural needs and their families receive child-centred and
holistic support.
Where Local Authority schools are not in a position to meet
individual needs, we place pupils in non-maintained and independent
special schools. We plan school provision in such a way as to
promote inclusion of pupils with special educational needs. We
advise parents on the provision available to meet children's
special educational needs, promote partnership with parents and
represent the Local Authority at hearings of the Special
Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal.