Special Education Needs Handbook

Special Education Needs Handbook

This Handbook sets out the way in which we in Wirral will manage special educational needs processes and procedures. These are governed by the 1996 Education Act (as amended by the SEN and Disability Act, 2001) and regulations made under that Act, notably the Education (Special Educational Needs) Regulations; and the 2001 SEN Code of Practice and the Disability Code of Practice.

The Handbook obviously does not replace any of these documents nor does it attempt to summarise them. It sets out how we in Wirral will manage what is required and expected of us. It is not therefore a substitute for reading the Code, but it does provide guidance on the Code and takes readers to the relevant paragraphs of the Code. Other useful documents are contained in the SEN Toolkit also available from the DfES.

The Handbook has been produced after long consideration and consultation. The School Procedures section has been the subject of trials in schools and we are grateful to those teachers and associations who helped to improve those sections in particular.

The handbook has been divided into 13 sections (Word Format) for the purposes of downloading from this website:

1. Introduction
2. SEN Early Years Procedures
3. IEP Early Years Action
4. Early Years Referral Form
5. Primary SEN Procedures
6. Secondary Sen Procedures
7. Procedures for Statutory Assessment
8. Statutory Assessment Standard Documentation
9. SEN Model Letters (1)
10. SEN Model Letters (2)
11. Children with Statements of Special Educational Needs
12. SEN Criteria for Children in Years 1 - 13
13. Wirral SEN Criteria (March 03) for SEN Handbook

Note: A selection of the forms from this handbook are available below for you to download and complete off-line on your computer.

1. Early Years Record Of Concern
2. Early Years Action
3. Early Years Action Plus
4. Early Years Referral Form
5. Record Of Concern For Primary Schools
6. School Action (Primary)
7. School Action Plus (Primnary)
8. School Action (Secondary)
9. School Action Plus (Secondary)
10. Request For Assessment of Special Education Needs (Education Referrals)
11. School/Setting Info Relating To Parent's Or Other Agency's Request For Statutory Assessment
12. Educational Advice Towards Assesment Of A Child's Educational Needs
13. Hearing Support Service Advice
14. Vision Support Service Advice
15. Annual Review Of Educational Needs
16. Transition Plan - School Advice
17. Transition Plan - Pupil Report
18. Transition Plan For School