SEND
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
Q- What is ‘Special Educational Needs’?
A- A child or young person has a special educational need if they have a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special educational provision to be made for them. A child or young person is considered to have 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’.
(Code of Practice 2014)
Our Special Educational Needs Coordinator is Emily Houlihan
Email: ehoulihan@dashwood-aspirations.org
Telephone: 01295 263 240
This details who is responsible for SEND in school and the many steps that are taken to support pupils in their learning and progress:
SEN Report – 2026-2027
Related policies:
Inclusive mainstream fund for schools: methodology 2026 to 2027:
Find out more information at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inclusive-mainstream-fund-2026-to-2027/inclusive-mainstream-fund-for-schools-methodology-2026-to-2027