educational needs and disabilities has been given an update. Kay
Mathieson considers how the changes will affect practice.
The Children and Families Act 2014 is wide-ranging legislation updating the law as it relates to children and families. As part of this act, the process for identifying and supporting those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has been revised. The guidance, the SEND Code of Practice, has received final parliamentary approval and came into force on 1 September.
It is important to recognise that not all children with special educational needs (SEN) will have a disability and that not all children with a disability will have SEN.
However, there is considerable overlap and many children will have both special educational needs and disabilities.
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