SEND stands for Special Educational Needs and Disability. A child with special educational needs is understood to have either a learning difficulty or a disability and the child needs special educational provision to be made for them. This is any educational provision which is additional to or different from that generally made for other children of the same age in a mainstream school.
Special educational needs are grouped under four headings;
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Cognition and Learning (learning needs)
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Communication and Interaction (speech, language and social interaction needs)
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Social, Emotional and Mental Health
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Medical, Sensory or Physical Needs