Special Educational Needs

From time to time many children will have difficulties with certain aspects of learning, requiring extra help with their education. Teachers know and understand this and are in the best position to find out what might be causing the difficulty.  If you are concerned that your child may be finding school work particularly hard, it is always best to discuss this with her or his teacher or the Headteacher of the school.  This also applies, of course, if a child is unhappy about some aspect of school life, for example of s/he says s/he is being bullied.

Where a child has significant difficulty with learning which lasts over a long period of time, despite the efforts of teachers and parents, s/he may be considered to have special educational needs (SEN).  Please scroll down this page for further information about support available in these cases.

Article		Description
	Support for Children with Special Educational Needs (SEN)	Information about the support available for children with special educational needs
	Parent Partnership Service	A service that gives impartial advice and information to parents whose children have special educational needs.
	Special Schools and Mainstream Resources in Reading	Information about Reading's special schools and SEN resources within Reading's mainstream schools
	The Sensory Consortium Service	An educational provision for children with visual, hearing or multi-sensory impairment

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