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  • Special educational needs

    Topics:
    • Support and development

    More in this topic

    • End to End Review of Special Educational Needs (SEN)
    • Special Educational Needs (SEN) Resources
    • Independent Review of Special Education Needs
    • Outdoor Spaces for Play & Learning Programme in Special Schools
    • Reports and publications
    • New SEN Framework
    • Resource to support children with special educational needs
    • Support for pupils with medication needs
    • SEN guidance for parents
    • Special educational needs: legislation
    • Recording children with special educational needs
    • Special educational needs: code of practice
    • Cognition and learning
    • Social Behaviour and Emotional Wellbeing
    • Language and communication
    • Sensory
    • Physical needs
    • Autism

    Related to Special educational needs

    Most recent publications

    • SEN Reform Agenda

      Published 4 February 2025
    • A Guide to Help you on your Journey through Disability/Additional Needs – by parents for parents

      Published 1 June 2023
    See all publications in this topic

    Most recent consultations

    • Consultation on draft SEN Regulations

      Published 30 September 2020 Consultation closed
    • Consultation on draft SEN Code of Practice

      Published 30 September 2020 Consultation closed
    See all consultations in this topic

    Most recent news items

    • Minister appoints Directors to the Board of Middletown Centre for Autism

      Published 2 August 2024
    • Extension to the Terms of Appointment to the Board of the Middletown Centre for Autism

      Published 2 October 2019
    See all news in this topic

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    How to request information from the Department of Education including Freedom of Information (FOI) and the use of our Publication Scheme. The Department publishes responses to requests for information made under FOI in its Disclosure Log

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