Guidance

SEND: guide for parents and carers

A guide on the support system for children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND).

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 15 August 2014
• Last updated: 26 March 2015 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Special educational needs and disabilities: a guide for parents and carers

Ref: DFE-00547-2014

PDF, 567 KB, 59 pages

Details

This guide explains how the system that supports children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND) works.

It covers:

• the law and guidance on which the system is based
• places to go for help and further information
• details about changes to the system from 1 September 2014

It may also be useful for staff dealing with the parents and carers of children and young people with SEND in:

• schools and colleges
• early years education settings

The guide should be used alongside the ‘Special education needs and disability code of practice: 0 to 25’.

You may also find the easy-read version of this guide for parents and carers and for children and young people useful.

Published 15 August 2014
Last updated 26 March 2015 + show all updates

1. 26 March 2015

   Updated the Afasic phone number and added Dyslexia-SpLD Trust to list in document.

2. 15 August 2014

   First published.