Special educational needs (SEN) criteria

SEN Support

• SEN Support Guidance for Schools

Deaf and hearing impaired (HI)

• Criteria for statutory assessment of children and young people who are deaf or have a hearing impairment
• Resourced provision for children who are deaf or have a hearing impairment

Moderate learning difficulties (MLD)

• Criteria and guidance for making provision for children and young people with moderate learning difficulties

Physical disabilities (PD)

• Criteria for statutory assessment of children with physical disabilities
• Resourced provision for children with a physical disabilities

Severe learning difficulties (SLD)

• Criteria and guidance for making provision for children with severe learning difficulties

Social communication impairment/autism (ASD)

• Criteria for statutory assessment of children and young people with complex social communication difficulties/ autistic spectrum disorders
• Resourced provision for mainstream secondary pupils with complex social communication difficulties/ autistic spectrum disorders
• AUTM1 form – Request for additionally resourced mainstream secondary place for pupils with complex social communication difficulties/autistic spectrum disorders
• AUTM2 form – Checklist of features characteristic of pupils with complex social communication difficulties/autistic spectrum disorders

Social, emotional and mental health difficulties (SEMH)

• Criteria for statutory assessment of children and young people with social, emotional and mental health difficulties (SEMH)
• Specialist provision for children with social, emotional and mental health difficulties

Specific learning difficulties (SpLD)

• Criteria for statutory assessment for children and young people with specific learning difficulties (SpLD)
• Secondary resourced provision for children with specific learning difficulties (dyslexia)

Speech, language and communication needs (SLCN)

• Criteria for statutory assessment of children and young people with speech, language and communication needs
• Resourced provision for children with speech, language and communication needs

Visual impairment (VI)

• Criteria for statutory assessment of children and young people with a visual impairment
• Resourced provision for children with a visual impairment