Special Education Needs legislation is found in the Education Act of 1944, and also the amended report of 1996. The Education Act of 1996 includes the SEN framework that provides guidance on meeting the needs of children who have been identified as needing such support (My Distance Learning, P.35. 2014)
There are a number of disability equality legislation that schools must adhere to these include:
SEN duties
Duties under the SEN and Disability Act 2001 (SENDA)
The planning of duties of DDA1995
Disability Equality Duty (DDA 2005)
The Special Educational needs and Disability Act became law in May 2001. It strengthened the rights of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities…show more content… LEA’s can no longer use these reasons to place children in ‘special schools’ against parent’s wishes.
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2. Explain what the Codes of Practice are and how these affect your practice.
The SEN Code of Practice are guidance for schools, local authorities and anyone whom helps identify, assess and provides help for children with special educational needs. It was released in 2001 by the education department.
It outlines methods that should be used to help children with special educational
