Every school must publish an SEN information report about the SEND provision the school makes. You should be able to find your child or young person’s schools SEN information report on the schools website. You can also ask your child or young person’s teacher or the school’s Special Educational Needs and Disability Coordinator (SENDCO) for information on the SEND provision made by the school.

The information published should be set out in clear, straightforward language, updated annually and any changes to the information occurring during the year must be updated as soon as possible.

The information required is set out in the Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014 and must include:

• the kind of SEN the school provides for.
• policies for identifying children and young people with SEN and assessing their needs, including the name and contact details of the SENCO (Special Educational Needs Coordinator).
• arrangements for consulting parents of children with SEN and involving them in their child’s education.
• arrangements for consulting young people with SEN and involving them in their  education. This should include the opportunities available to work with parents and young people as part of this assessment and review
• arrangements for supporting children and young people moving between phases of education and in preparing for adulthood…
• the approach to teaching children and young people with SEN
• how adaptations are made to the to the curriculum and the learning environment of children and young people with SEN
• the expertise and training of school staff and how specialist expertise will be available.
• evaluating the effectiveness of the provision made for children and young people with SEN
• how children and young people with SEN are enabled to engage in activities available with children and young people in the school who do not have SEN
• support for improving emotional and social development, including listening to the views of children with SEN and measures to prevent bullying.
• how the school involves other bodies, including health and social care bodies, local authority support services and voluntary sector organisations, in meeting children and young people’s SEN and supporting their families.
• arrangements for handling complaints from parents of children with SEN about the provision made at the school

(SEND Code of Practice section 6.79)