SEND

A child or young person has SEN if they have a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for them.

A child of compulsory school age or a young person has a learning difficulty or disability if they:

• have a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of others of the same age; or
• have a disability which prevents or hinders them from making use of educational facilities of a kind generally provided for others of the same age in mainstream schools or mainstream post-16 institutions.

A child under compulsory school age has special educational needs if they fall within the definition at (a) or (b) above or would do so if special educational provision was not made for them.

For easily accessible information, read our SEND Information Report.

Devon’s Local Offer

Devon’s Local Offer for SEND provides clear, up-to-date information on the services and support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. The local offer covers provision for children and young people with SEND from birth to 25 and includes information on education, health and social care services and how to access them.

Local Offer

More details about the reforms and the SEN Code of Practice can be found on the Department for Education’s website

SpeechLink Parents Portal

Our SENDCo is Rachel Osman with support from Iain Randall (Trust SEND and Inclusion Lead)

Children must not be regarded as having a learning difficulty solely because the language or form of language of their home is different from the language in which they will be taught.