Policy of SEN

Policy at national, local, school and department level

[Name of the Institute]

Table of Contents

Introduction2

Special Education Needs (SEN)3

Code of Practice and SEN3

Inclusion Development Program4

Inclusive Policies and Practices5

Inclusion statement from Curriculum 20005

Improvement in SEN Policy in Schools6

The Role of Government6

Comparison of the School Policies and SEN Policies8

Conclusion9

References11

Policy at national, local, school and department level

Introduction

Every child is different from others, and has some different needs for him. These needs should be fulfilled, or it is considered as deprived needs. Their intelligence and emotions levels differ from each other in many ways. Parents, teachers and government should take care of these needs and take measures for fulfilling these needs of the children. Any child facing difficulties in learning and understanding those things, which other children of the same age can do, needs special education (Fuchs and Fuchs, 1994, pp. 294-309). Many children face these issues during their educational life, and it gets harder for them to study and learn like others. Each child has his own strengths and weaknesses, so it should not be believed that all of them will progress on the same rate. So the judgments should be made by taking in consider each individual child (Evans, Harden and Thomas, 2004, pp. 2-16).

When a child needs special education it means the child is facing behavioral and educational difficulties, communication problems, learning difficulties, specific difficulty in learning, hearing impairment, visual impairment and medical or health issues (Pirrie, Head and Brna, 2005).

Special Education Needs (SEN)

The Special Education Needs of children are quite remarkable and prominent, so different policies are made regarding to these needs. Children with such needs usually have problems in gaining education (Evans, Harden and Thomas, 2004, pp. 2-16). They require special care and attention by their teachers. There are some basic principles related to Special Education Needs, which are listed below:

Any child facing Special Education Needs should receive relevant education.

The demand and wishes of the children should be taken into account, along with their parents will.

The needs of the children can be fulfilled in mainstream schools, under the observation of specialists (Evans, Harden and Thomas, 2004, pp. 2-16).

The parents and teachers play a vital role in their children's education.

The aim of the policy is to provide all the children equal opportunities to develop their future. They monitor all the needs and requirements of the children, and revise their policies accordingly, so that they can be helpful for all the children (Fuchs and Fuchs, 1994, pp. 294-309).

Code of Practice and SEN

The Special Needs of Education Code of Practice applies to all those schools and colleges, which receive government funding for their progress and operations. This code of practice has a requirement that wherever it is being practiced, a trained coordinator should be present. The SENCo has the responsibility to ensure that people and schools are familiar with SEN Code of Practices (Vaughn and Schumm, 1995, pp. 264-270). It also ensures that every practitioner should be clearly aware of the policies. The policies related to SEN should be reviewed annually, ...