Parents & carers
The parents & carers area has answers to common questions, provides useful information and lets you order SEN publications online.
Common questions
- What are special educational needs?
- If my child has special educational needs, what happens next?
- Who do I contact if I do not think my child's needs are being met?
SEN A guide for parents &
carers - The parents guide sets out
the main points of the Code of Practice, explaining procedures and informing
parents of their rights.
The Guide is also available from DCSF Publications in the following
languages, Bengali, Chinese, Gujerati, Greek, Hindi, Punjabi, Turkish, Urdu & Vietnamese.
Albanian, Arabic, Kurdish, Portuguese, Spanish and Somali
versions are also available as downloads.
For up to date contact details for your local Parent Partnership Service visit
the Partnership
website.
Sen Updates — subscribe to receive termly updates on the latest
developments in SEN. The current issue
includes news on the Government's new strategy for SEN 'Removing
Barriers to Achievement', The SEN Regional Partnerships and much
more.
The ParentsCentre website offers information and support for
parents of children with special
educational needs, as well as general information on supporting your
child's learning.
Teachers' TV has a programme looking at the challenges faced by two families in gaining a statement of educational need for each of their children. Watch it online here.
