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Special Educational Needs

Educational guidance is available from the National Curriculum for all those who work with pupils with learning difficulties. It includes guidance on developing the school curriculum, and on planning, teaching and assessing the national curriculum subjects, religious education and PSHE and citizenship for these pupils.
http://www.nc.uk.net/ld/inde x.html

The SEN Code of Practice contains information on school-based assessments and interventions for SEN pupils, statutory assessments of SEN, statement of SEN, annual reviews and transition planning.
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk /docbank/index.cfm?id=3724

Guidance for teaching children with autism and strategies for accessing the curriculum at Key Stages 3 and 4 are available from TeacherNet.
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk /wholeschool/sen/teacherlearningassistant /ASDKS34/

Information on planning, teaching and assessing the National Curriculum for pupils with SEN can be found online.
http://www.nc.uk.net/ld/inde x.html

The DfES SEN pages offer resources, support, essential information and more for all teachers and other professionals working with young people with special educational needs.
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk /wholeschool/sen/teacherlearningassistant /

If you're a teacher of SEN at Key Stage 3 see the Standards Site.
http://www.standards.dfes.go v.uk/secondary/keystage3/aboutks3/strateg yguide/

Browse the online publications site for documents and valuable resources, for example this one about Maths.
http://publications.teachern et.gov.uk/default.aspx?PageFunction=produ ctdetails&PageMode=publications&ProductId =DfES+0292+2002