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If a local authority agrees that a lot of extra support is needed for a child to learn or access school facilities, they may issue a statement of special educational needs. Sometimes this document is called a statement. Before a statement can be written, a statutory assessment takes place. The purpose of that assessment is to help the local authority decide what extra help the child needs.

This booklet is part of a set of Background Information documents, which provide general information about how services are organised and what families are entitled to. They can be used separately, or in combination with one another.

Children who need more help than other children are described by educational services as having special educational needs, or SEN. If a local authority agrees that a lot of extra support is needed, they may issue a statement of educational needs. Before statement can be written, a statutory assessment takes place.

This document explains what a statutory assessment is, and how LAs use them to ensure that children with SEN receive the help and assistance they require.

There are also foreign language versions available to download below, they include: Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, French, Polish, Punjabi, Somali, Tamil, Urdu.

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Audience: Children's health services, Early Years Providers, Early Years Teachers, Lead Member for Children's Services, People who work wi
Format: Booklet  Date issued: April 2007
Function: Information  Reference: ES26

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Includes

  • Introduction
  • Under-2s
  • Two and over
  • Writing letters
  • Providing information about your child
  • Parents’ checklist

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