Special Educational Needs (SEN)

We are responsible for the management and administration of the statutory assessment process and, where appropriate, the production and maintenance of Statements of Special Educational Need (SEN). 

All decisions are made through the weekly Statutory and Complex Issue Panel, which comprises representatives from the SEN Team, Education Welfare Service, Educational Psychology Service, Inclusion Support Service, Social Services and Health.

We offer advice on:

• Assessment criteria and process (see Guidance for Special Educational Needs Assessment)  
• Allocation of resources
• Requests for specialist equipment
• Transitions and annual reviews
• Pupils moving into the district
• SEN tribunals 
• Health and safety

We are involved in partnership working with Social Services and Health, Risk Assessment and mapping of pupils and provision.

In the first instance contact the SEN officer responsible for your child’s school.

We provide a range of guidance documents and leaflets which can be accessed via our  Policies & Guidance and  Factsheets pages.

More information about our  Special Schools can be found on their websites: 

• Baytree Special School
  www.baytreespecialschool.ik.org
• Westhaven School
  www.westhaven-special.n-somerset.sch.uk
• Ravenswood School
  www.ravenswood.n-somerset.sch.uk