A children's disability register is a voluntary, confidential list maintained by local authorities. The register helps to plan and improve services for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

If you disagree with a decision your local authority has made about a child or young person’s education, health and care (EHC) needs or plan, you can make an appeal to have that decision changed.

An EHCP Annual Review ensures that the EHCP is still relevant. It should help your child progress towards their goals. The Annual Review is a chance to look at the plan closely. You can propose any changes you want to the plan. This includes changes to the support provided or the outcomes.

The final Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) sets out the rights of a child or young person with Specia Educational Needs (SEN).  The draft plan may go through many changes.

Once the local authority has consulted with parents and/or the young person about their draft EHCP, the local authority must finalise it. 

For some children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) the support that a nursery, school or college can provide is not enough to help them. These children and young people may need support through an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).

Special Educational Needs (SEN) Support is the extra help educational settings (schools, early years, or post-16 providers) use to meet the needs of children or young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEN).  It will help them to learn and make progress in their learning alongside other children of the same age.

The support expected to be available to children and young people with SEND is set out in the Ordinarily Available Guidance.

Education, Health and Care plans are often known as EHCPs.

For some children and young people with SEND, the support that a nursery, school or college can provide is not enough to help them. These children and young people may need support through an EHCP.

The pathway regards behaviour as communication of underlying needs, views or causes.  It summarises support approaches associated with each step and gives some links to associated resources.

Special Educational Needs (SEN) Support is the extra help educational settings (schools, early years, or post-16 providers) use to meet the needs of children or young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEN).  It will help them to learn and make progress in their learning alongside other children of the same age.

A huge thank you to everyone who completed the Cumberland Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Partnership surveys earlier this year.