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Special educational needs and disabilities

Support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in Hampshire.

Concerns about a child Support for special needs

Education services for teachers and school staff

Learn more about our resources, information and services for teachers and school staff.

Safeguarding

The Specialist Teacher Advisory Service (STAS) works to ensure our whole team is up to date with their safeguarding training and we have trained Designated Safeguarding Leads on the Senior Leadership Team.

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Choosing a school

Choosing a school ror a child or young person with Special Education Needs

Specialist Teacher Advisory Service

The specialist teacher advisory service (STAS) supports children and young people with disabilities, impairments and extra needs to access education.

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Contact the Special Educational Needs (SEN) service

Special Educational Needs (SEN) Service teams - enquiry form, phone number and email contacts for teams in your area

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Special educational needs

A child or young person has special educational needs (SEN) if he or she has learning difficulties or disabilities that make it harder for him or her to learn than most other children and young people of about the same age

Pathway for special educational needs support

Information about the pathway that you and your child will follow to get the right support.

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Resolving your concerns relating to an EHCP decision

Resolving concerns relating to an EHCP decision

Support for special needs

Documents for requesting an EHC assessment

Documents for requesting an EHC assessment - to be attached to the request in the EHC Hub

Annual review of the Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)

Information about annual review of the Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).

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Assessments by the Education and Inclusion Therapy Service

How the Communication and Interaction team assesses your child

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Deaf or Hard of Hearing

The Hearing Loss team supports children with hearing loss from birth to 16, and their families at home, pre-school and school

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Special Educational Needs (SEN) support in schools

Guidance to help children who do not have an EHC plan

Support for special needs

Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC)

How STAs support AAC

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Vision Impairment

Support for children and young people with vision impairment from birth to 25, and their families at home, pre-school, school or college

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Education and Inclusion Therapy Service

The Education and Inclusion Therapy Service supports school children with speech, language and communication needs

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Communication and Interaction

The Communication and Interaction team supports school children with speech, language and communication needs

Draft Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan

Information for parents and carers about the Health and Care Plan (EHCP).

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Physical Disability and Assistive Technology

Support for children and young people with a recognised physical disability and or a medical condition attending colleges, mainstream schools or early-years settings.

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What happens in an Education, Health and Care (EHC) assessment

Information for parents and carers regarding the process of EHC assessment.

Support for special needs

Assessments by the Communication and Interaction Team

Learn what happens at assessments by the Communication and Interaction STAS and what to expect next.

Referrals to Education and Inclusion Therapy Service

Getting referred to the Communication and Interaction team

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Augmentative and Alternative Communication referrals

Getting referred to the Augmentative and Alternative Communication team

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Referrals to the Hearing Loss team

Getting referred to the Hearing Loss team

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