LA SEND Guidance
This document is designed to help education professionals in schools identify, plan for and meet the needs of children and young people (CYP) who have special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) and require reasonable adjustments or additionality at the SEN Support stage, in line with the Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice 0-25 years, 2015. It highlights the vital importance of high-quality teaching and learning in the context of inclusive pedagogy for all CYP, as the basis for meeting the range of needs within a mainstream setting. It identifies the main categories of SEND and some typical characteristics of learners with SEND in those categories, alongside approaches and strategies to help address those needs in the classroom, at the level of SEN Support.