Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) can affect a child or young person’s ability to learn.

 

They can affect their:

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• behaviour or ability to socialise, for example they struggle to make friends

• reading and writing, for example because they have dyslexia

• ability to understand things

• concentration levels, for example because they have ADHD

• physical ability

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Who to talk to:

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If you think your child may have special educational needs, contact the SEN co-ordinator, or ‘SENCO’ in your child’s school.