What does a Statement of Special Educational Needs look like?
Document:
Timetable for assessment:
The time taken from a request for Statutory Assessment to the issuing of a Statement of SEN should not exceed 26 weeks except in prescribed circumstances.
The statement of special educational needs is set out in the following way:
Part 1 - Introduction
- Child's name, address & date of birth
- Childs home language and religion.
- Names and address (es) of child’s parents
Part 2 - Special Educational Needs
- Details of each and every one of the child’s special educational needs as identified by the LEA in the Statutory Assessment
- Details of the advice received and attached as appendices
Part 3 - Special Educational Provision
- Objectives that the special educational provision should aim to meet.
- Provision to meet the needs set out in Part 2 and to meet the objectives
- Monitoring arrangements, including short-term targets and procedures for reviewing progress.
Part 4 - Placement
- The type and name of the school where special educational provision set out in Part 3 is to be made.
- Arrangements for education otherwise.
Part 5 - Non-Educational Needs
- Any non-educational needs for which the LEA considers appropriate if the child is to benefit from provision set out in Part 3.
Part 6 - Non-Educational Provision
- Provision required to meet non-educational needs set out in Part 5, as agreed with health and/or social services and the LEA.