What is the SEN Code of Practice 2002?
What is the SEN Code of Practice 2002?
This new Act strengthens the right to a place in mainstream school for children with special educational needs and makes discrimination in schools and colleges unlawful.
What is the purpose of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001?
In line with these views, the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 was created to help establish legal rights for disabled and special educational needs children in compulsory and post-16 education, training and other student services.
What defines Sen?
The term SEN covers a wide range of needs. These include behavioural, emotional and social difficulties, speech, language and communication, hearing impairment, visual impairment, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability and autism.
What does Sen mean in Education?
Special educational needs
‘Special educational needs’ is a legal definition and refers to children with learning problems or disabilities that make it harder for them to learn than most children the same age.
Is there a guide to the Sen code of practice?
A guide for parents and carers on the main points of the SEN code of practice is also available. The new ‘Special educational needs and disability code of practice: 0 to 25 years’ has now been published and comes into effect on 1 September 2014.
What is the new special educational needs code of Practice 2001?
This document replaces the ‘Special educational needs (SEN): code of practice’ 2001. The 2001 code still applies for those who have a SEN statement under part 4 of the Education Act 1996, rather than an education, health and care (EHC) plan under the Children and Families Act 2014.
Is the 2001 send code of practice still applicable?
Clarified when 2001 SEND code is still applicable. 29 January 2015 Published the revised ‘SEN and disability code of practice 0 to 25 years’ which comes into effect on 1 April 2015.
When does the new Sen and disability code of practice come into effect?
29 January 2015 Published the revised ‘SEN and disability code of practice 0 to 25 years’ which comes into effect on 1 April 2015. 15 August 2014 Added link to the ‘SEND: guide for parents and carers’ page.
