United Kingdom
Special education guidance in the UK
There is no single UK-wide special education system. Choose where the child or young person is educated.
England
SEND, SEN Support, EHC needs assessments and EHCPs.
25 guides + glossaryScotland
Additional Support for Learning, assessments, CSPs, staged intervention and dispute routes.
25 guides + glossaryWales
Additional Learning Needs, IDPs, ALP, ALNCos, reconsideration and tribunal routes.
25 guides + glossaryNorthern Ireland
SEN stages, statutory assessment, Statements of SEN, annual reviews, placements and dispute routes.
25 guides + glossaryWhy four sections?
Education is devolved. We do not apply England’s EHCP framework to Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.