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| Annual Review |
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Review of Statement by LEA that must occur at least annually. |
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| Code of Practice |
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Guidance for LEAs and schools on how to identify, assess and provide for children with special educational needs. |
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| Connexions Service |
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Service to help 13-19 year olds make transition to work and adult life. |
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| CRISP |
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Criteria for Special provision to match learning needs to educational provision. |
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| Disagreement Resolution Service |
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Independent service to resolve disputes between parents and LEA or school. |
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| Early Years Action |
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Special educational provision for pre-school children. |
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| Educational Psychologist |
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Person employed by the LEA to assess and advise on a child’s learning difficulties. |
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| Final Statement |
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Agreed form of Statement of special educational needs. |
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| Inclusion policy |
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Commitment to educate children with special educational needs in mainstream schools wherever possible. |
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| Individual Education Plan |
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Programme of learning objectives and teaching strategies. |
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| Independent Parental Supporter |
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Volunteer providing practical and emotional support to parents. |
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| Learning Difficulty |
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Significantly greater difficulty in learning than other children of the same age, or disability which hinders use of general educational facilities. |
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| Local Education Authority |
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The body responsible for schools and for assessing and providing for special educational needs. |
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| Mainstream school |
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A school that caters for all pupils, including
those with special educational needs. |
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| Maintained school |
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A school maintained by the Local Education Authority. |
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| Named Officer |
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The person identified by the LEA to make arrangements for Statutory Assessment |
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| Note in Lieu of Statement |
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Information on a child’s special educational needs if a Statement is not to be issued. |
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| Preferred school |
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The school chosen by parents where the LEA must consider placing your child. |
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| Proposed Statement |
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The draft form of the Statement, made available for comments and preferred school. |
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| School Action/Plus |
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Special educational provision for children of school age |
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| Special Educational Needs |
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A child has special educational needs if s/he has learning difficulties that require special educational provision. |
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| Special provision |
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Additional or different education for children with special educational needs. |
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| SENCO |
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SEN Co-ordinator. A member of staff at school who has responsibility for coordinating special educational provision. |
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| SENT |
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Special Educational Needs Tribunal. An independent body that hears appeals of parents against LEA decisions. |
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| Special school |
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A school that caters for children with Statements. |
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| Statement of special educational needs |
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A document that sets out all of a child’s special educational needs and how and where special educational provision will be made. |
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| Statutory Assessment |
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The process for assessing special educational needs not met by School Action or Early Action Plus. |
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| Transition Plan |
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A plan drawn up at the Annual Review in Year 9 to plan the transition to work and adult life. |
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