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Special Educational Needs Handbook

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Inclusion Support Directory
Comprehensive descriptions of all IS services delivered to schools and associated charges.

Restructure of the SEN Assessment Service – Letter to Schools 
This letter provides important information about the recent restructure of the SEN Assessment Service (SENAS). A hyperlink in the letter provides access to more than 40 different telephone numbers for the service.

Form SAR1:
Headteacher Request for Statutory Assessment 
With effect from 1 May 2003 all schools must use Form SAR1 when making a request for statutory assessment.

Form SAR1: Headteacher Request for Statutory Assessment 
With effect from 1 May 2003 all schools must use Form SAR1 when making a request for statutory assessment.

Guidance to schools: using Form SAR1 to request statutory assessment 
These notes should be referred to by schools before completing FORM SAR1.

Note to schools: using Form SAR1.P to request statutory assessment
Schools should refer to this note before completing Form SAR1.P below.

Form SAR1.P: Parental Request for statutory assessment (Schools’ Form)
All schools must complete and return Form SAR1.P when responding to the LEA’s request for information following receipt of a request for statutory assessment from a parent.

Guidance to schools: using Form SAR1.P to request statutory assessment
Schools should refer to these notes before completing Form SAR1.P below

Criteria for Statutory Assessment
This is the third set of Criteria for Statutory Assessment published by Birmingham City Council Education Service. It replaces and supersedes the previous (1996) set.

SEN and Inclusion Policy Statement
The Code of Practice (2001) and the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 provide a new opportunity for this Council to set out its policy for special educational needs and inclusion.

BCC Special Education Needs and Inclusion: Draft Policy Statement
This is a draft document. Consultation closed on 28 February 2002. The finalised policy will be available in due course.

Support for Schools (version 1)
Guidance for schools on School Action, School Action Plus, Early Years Action, and Early Years Action Plus

The Role of the SENCO
A summary explanation of the role of the SENCO in an Early Years or school setting

Effective Partnership with Parents
The Code of Practice imposes a duty on Local Education Authorities to provide information and advice on SEN matters to parents.

Effective Partnership with Pupils
The Code of Practice emphasises the importance of involving children and young people in decision making about their educational needs.


SEN Administrative Procedures (Version 1)

The documents below together comprise the SEN Administrative Procedures (v 1).

Contents
SEN Administrative Procedures (v1), pages 1 - 4

Introduction
SEN Administrative Procedures (v1): Part 1, pages 5 - 11

Referral for Statutory Assessment
SEN Administrative Procedures (v1): Part 2, pages 12 - 37

Statutory Assessment
SEN Administrative Procedures (v1): Part 3, pages 38 - 48

Statements
SEN Administrative Procedures (v1): Part 4, pages 49 - 69

Annual Reviews
SEN Administrative Procedures (v1): Part 5, pages 70 - 81

Statement Amendment and Cessation
SEN Administrative Procedures (v1): Part 6, pages 82 - 86

Pupils Moving in to LEA
SEN Administrative Procedures (v1): Part 7, pages 87 - 89

Dispute Resolution and Appeal
SEN Administrative Procedures (v1): Part 8, pages 90 - 95

Appendices A - D
SEN Administrative Procedures (v1), pages 96 - 104

Procedural Flowcharts
SEN Administrative Procedures(v1), pages 105 - 123

Index
SEN Administrative Procedures (v1), pages 124 - 127

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