Areas of Special Education Need & Disability (SEND)

There are four broad areas of special educational need, these are: 

• Communication and Interaction
  This area of need includes children with Autism Spectrum Condition and those with Speech, Language and Communication Needs 

• Cognition and Learning
  This includes children with Specific Learning Difficulties, Moderate Learning Difficulties, Severe Learning Difficulties and Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties 
• Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties  

   This includes any pupils who have an emotional, social or mental health need that is impacting on their ability to learn

•  Sensory and/or Physical Difficulties

 This area includes children with hearing impairment, visual impairment, multi-sensory impairment and physical       difficulties.