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About SEND

  • What is SEND?

    Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) can affect a child or young person’s ability to learn, compared to other children and young people of the same age.

  • New to SEND

    It can feel overwhelming if you, or your child has, or might have, a special educational need or disability, but help and support is available.

  • SEND: Who's who?

    An overview of key professionals who may support children, young people and their families.

  • SEND support if you live outside Devon

    Information about SEND from other local councils if you don’t live in the Devon County Council area.

  • Working together

    How we are working with children and young people with SEND and their families and ways you can get involved and have your say.

Areas of need

The SEND Code of Practice categorises SEND into four broad ‘areas of need’. Find out more about what these are, and the support available to children and young people in Devon.

Where to find further information about specific health conditions and neurodiversity support

Health condtions and support


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