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Special Educational Needs (SEN)
What are special
educational needs?
Many children will have special
educational needs at some time during their education.
Special educational needs may mean that a child has
difficulties with:
- Reading, writing, number work or understanding
information
- Expressing themselves or understanding what others are
saying
- Making friends or relating to adults
- Understanding and following rules and
routines
- Organising themselves
- A medical condition which impedes learning
- Some kind of sensory or physical need which may affect
them in school
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