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3. STATUTORY ASSESSMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
Introduction: stage 4
Routes for referral
Referral by the child's school or other agency
Notice of a proposal to make a statutory assessment
Notification to other agencies of a proposal to assess
A formal request from a parent
A formal request from a grant-maintained school
Children who may need immediate referral for statutory assessment
TIME LIMITS FOR MAKING ASSESSMENTS AND STATEMENTS
Considering whether a statutory assessment is necessary
Making the assessment and the statement
Exceptions to the time limits
CRITERIA FOR DECIDING TO MAKE A STATUTORY ASSESSMENT
Academic attainment
Special educational provision
Learning difficulties
The child's learning difficulty
The child's special educational provision
Specific learning difficulties (for example Dyslexia)
The child's learning difficulty
The child's special educational provision
Emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD)
The child's learning difficulty
The child's special educational provision
Physical disabilities
The child's learning difficulty/disability
The child's special educational provision
Sensory impairments: hearing difficulties
The child's learning difficulty/disability
The child's special educational provision
Sensory impairments: visual difficulties
The child's learning difficulty/disability
The child's special educational provision
Speech and language difficulties
The child's learning difficulty/disability
The child's special educational provision
Medical conditions
The child's learning difficulty
The child's special educational provision
THE CONDUCT OF STATUTORY ASSESSMENT
Consideration against the criteria
Decision not to make a statutory assessment
Decision to proceed with a statutory assessment
Requests for advice
Parental advice
Educational advice
Medical advice
Psychological advice
Social services advice
Involvement of the child
Any other advice
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