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Special educational needs

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What are special educational needs?

How special educational needs are identified and supported in schools

Special educational needs: a step-by-step approach

Approaches to learning for children with special educational needs

Assessments

How schools assess your child's special educational needs

Statements

Getting extra support for your child's learning

Choosing a school

Which type of school your child with special educational needs could attend

Changing a statement

How your child's statement of special educational needs can be changed

Parent partnership services and helpful organisations

Services and organisations that help parents of children with special educational needs

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