Choosing A School For SEN - On A Visit 
SENs and their associated problems are as wide-ranging and individual as the child. If you decide to visit a school, allow at least half a day, longer if your child will be boarding or has more complex needs. Be prepared to visit a school on more than one occasion.
Be sure that your child will never be asked ‘Is this the best you can do?’
Ask to be put in contact with current and recent parents...and follow the tips below.
Leighton Primary School, Crewe has high levels of deprivation but low levels of SEN. Their aim is not just 'every child a reader' but to help all children discover the joy of reading...
Few things cause so much angst for parents as finding the right school for their child. Once offspring have been through the system most parents wise up to what’s really on...
Finding schools that provide for particular educational or medical needs on this site...Choosing a school for any child can be difficult. When the child also has an SEN decisions...
The special school v mainstream school debate can be traced back to the Warnock Report of 1978. It coined the phrase special educational needs (SEN) and suggested 20%...
An average placement in an independent special school is likely to be twice as expensive as that in a maintained school.
But does more expensive equal better?
What...
By attending a mainstream school the thought is that children with special educational needs and difficulties (SEND) are on an even footing with their peers. Yet, all too frequently,...
Ultimately what matters, is getting the most appropriate type of schooling at the right time and having a choice available.
We highlight the features that make a school good for SEN...
Bridging the divide?
A greater understanding of special needs and improved resources means that, for many children, it is no longer a straight choice of being educated...
When it comes to choosing a specialist school beware of schools that offer all things to all people.
What is the head’s attitude, and what are the children like? There...
If your child has a statement of SEN and you live in England, you can, on part 4 of the statement name the school you wish your child to attend. It can be a mainstream...
When a child has known special needs, interview and assessment are the norm.
This is to make sure school and child are a good match, and to consider any further...
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