Parents and carers
The Parents and 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 and 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 and 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 specialeducational 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.
Last updated: 09 September 2008
