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SEND. Special Education Needs & Disabilities - How To Get Help

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Having a child who has or may have Special Educational Needs & Disabilities, also referred to as SEND, requiring more assistance than the standard help and support that is given in their school, can become a stressful and trying time for any parent; particularly dealing with the process of trying and get your child assessed, and then to get the required help from the school. Special Educational Needs & Disabilities, is a topic that until you have a child in this position, you may have never even heard of. With just under 1.5 MILLION pupils in England who have Special Educational Needs & Disabilities; many parents need to know more on this topic, and year on year the numbers are on the rise. But what help are schools and the system obligated to give a child with SEND? What is the best approach to take if you are trying to get the much needed extra help for your child? And what steps can you take if your school and even local authority, are not giving your child the support you think they should be getting? Do not miss out in listening to this informative episode, where Hatti and Emma bring you the key answers to all of the above, and much more together with their TOP TIPS; as always, in Plain and Simple English.