Examples of Statement of SEN in a sentence
There are some circumstances, usually for children who have a Statement of SEN where there is a statutory right for parents to appeal against a decision of the Local Authority.
For most children, including those who have a Statement of SEN in the mainstream sector, the ‘qualifying school’ is the school that is declared by the Council to be the school or academy serving the area in which the child’s home address falls.
Where this is the case, the Authority will review all travel assistance agreements regularly using the Annual Review of Statement of SEN and/or other appropriate assessment.
If your child has a Statement of SEN or EHC plan you must contact your local authority SEN officer.
Therefore, placements for learners with ALN who are in receipt of a Statement of SEN or an LA Maintained IDP are determined by the SEN Team and not the School Admissions Team.
The Children and Families Act also placed requirements on local authorities to carry out a complete Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment when transitioning from a Statement of SEN.
If it remains unresolved after this, the complainant can appeal to the First–tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability), if the case refers to disability discrimination, or to the Secretary of State for all other cases.There are some circumstances, usually for children who have a Statement of SEN where there is a statutory right for parents to appeal against a decision of the Local Authority.
Equally, there are cases where children have no Statement of SEN and do not attend Special Schools, but do receive home to school transport (in these cases, transport is usually approved on the basis of the child’s physical and medical requirements).
If the number of preferences expressed for the school exceeds the number of places remaining available (after the admission of any children with a Statement of SEN or an EHCP whose Statement or EHCP names the school), priority will be awarded to applicants using the following oversubscription criteria, which will be applied in the order of priority shown.
This may lead to an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) which replaces the former Statement of SEN; this process should take 20 weeks.