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Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) - support your child can get at school and how to apply for an education, health and care (EHC) plan

• Overview

  Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) can affect a child or…

• Special educational needs support

  Your child will get SEN support at their school or college. Your child may…

• Extra help

  An education, health and care (EHC) plan is for children and young people…

• If your child got support before September 2014

  Your child will move to an education, health and care (EHC) plan. This…

How local authorities should report data for the annual special educational needs survey, commonly known as SEN2.

• Updated: 18 December 2023

This guidance describes the dispute resolution services and remedies available for standard essential patents (SEPs) disputes.

• Updated: 22 July 2024

The Department for Education and Ministry of Justice jointly chaired advisory group will advise on the special educational needs and disabilities review of disagreement resolution.

• Updated: 7 April 2017

The inspection of local areas’ effectiveness in identifying and meeting the needs of children and young people who are disabled and have special educational needs.

• Updated: 10 March 2016

How to help different groups respond to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and alternative provision (AP) consultation.

• Updated: 27 May 2022

Sets out the process for efficient and inclusive consultation of planning applications

• Updated: 1 April 2022

What to do if you disagree with a decision about an EHC plan: how to appeal to the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Tribunal

What parents and local authorities should tell the SEND Tribunal if they disagree about the school in an SEN statement or education, health and care plan.

• Updated: 1 August 2014

How to organise a special educational needs and disability (SEND) review to improve services and strategy.

• Updated: 29 March 2018