Useful Links
Education
Legislation
- Education Act 1996
- Education Act 1997
- Education (Schools) Act 1997
- Learning and Skills Act 2000 (Explanatory Notes)
- Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001
- Education Act 2002 (Explanatory Notes)
- Higher Education Act 2004 (Explanatory Notes)
- Education Act 2005 (Explanatory Notes)
- Education and Inspections Act 2006 (Explanatory Notes)
- Education and Skills Act 2008
- Children, Schools and Families Act 2010
Regulations/Rules
- The Education (Special Educational Needs) (England) (Consolidation) Regulations 2001
- Special Educational Needs Tribunal Regulations 2001 (only applicable to cases lodged before 3 November 2008)
- Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal (General Provisions and Disability Claims Procedure) Regulations 2002 (only applicable to cases lodged before 3 November 2008)
- The Education (Special Educational Needs) (England) (Consolidation) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
- The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) Rules 2008
- The Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008
- The Education (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators) (England) Regulations 2008 [Explanatory Memo]
Previous SENDIST Presidential Directions (these documents were previously issued/updated as Presidential Guidance):
- Translations of Decisions
- Documenting Partial Agreements
- Postal Delays
- Recorded Evidence
- Notification of Appeal Rights Review Guidance 2005
- Statements issued during appeal process
Most Used Guidance:
- Special Educational Needs Code of Practice 2001
- SEN – a guide for parents and carers
- SEN Toolkit
- School Admissions Codes & Regulations
- Primary and Secondary School Admissions and Appeals: A Guide for Parents
- Improving Behaviour and Attendance: Guidance on Exclusion from Schools and Pupil Referral Units – 2007 Guidance
- Revised guidance on the education of children and young people with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties (BESD)
- Early identification, assessment of needs and intervention – The Common Assessment Framework (CAF) for children and young people: A guide for practitioners
Other Guidance:
- Access to Education
for children and young people
with Medical needs - Assessing children’s needs and circumstances
- Autism Working Group – Autistic Spectrum Disorders – Good Practice Guidance
- Convention on the rights of the child
- Delivering skills for life – a framework for understanding dyslexia
- Developing Early Intervention/Support Services for Deaf Children and their Families
- Good practice guidelines for learning support units
- Guidance on the Use of Restrictive Physical Intervention for Pupils with Severe Behavioural Difficulties executive summary
- Guidance on the use of restrictive physical interventions for staff working with children and adults who display extreme behaviour in association with learning disability and/or autistic spectrum disorder
- Inclusive Schooling
- Promoting Children’s Mental Health within Early Years and School Settings
- Quality Standards in Education Support Services for Children and Young People with Visual Impairment
- Removing barriers to achievement (Government Strategy for SEN)
- Report of the Special Schools Working Group
- Together from the Start – Practical guidance for professionals working with children (0-2) and their families Executive Summary
- Together From The Start; Practical guidance for professionals working with disabled children (birth to third birthday) and their families
- Identifying and Teaching Children and Young People with Dyslexia and Literacy Difficulties
- Special Educational Needs: A guide for parents and carers
Disability
Legislation
- Disability Discrimination Act 1995
- Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 (PDF) (Explanatory Notes)
- Disability Discrimination Act 2005 (PDF) (Explanatory Notes)
- Equality Act 2006 (PDF) (Explanatory Notes)
Guidance:
DDA Code of Practice for Schools:
DDA Code of Practice for Post-16:
Other:
- Guidance on matters
to be taken into account
in determining questions
relating to the definition of disability (2006) - Implementing the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) in schools and early years settings — a training resource for schools and local authorities.
- Disability Equality Duty guidance
Public Law
Legislation
- Human Rights Act 1998
- A Guide to the
Human Rights Act –
A booklet for People with Learning Disabilities - Children Act 2004 (PDF) (Explanatory Notes)
- Civil Procedure Rules
Other Useful Resources
- Every Child Matters
- SENDIST Annual Report 2005/06
- SENDIST President’s Annual Report 2006/07
- Council on Tribunal’s Annual Report 2005/06 (incorporating SENDIST since April 2006)
- Council on Tribunal’s Annual Report 2006/07
- First-tier Tribunal Health Education and Social
Care Chamber
Special Educational Needs and Disability (Statistical Information 2007-2008)
