4. STATEMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

CRITERIA FOR DECIDING TO DRAW UP A STATEMENT

Consideration of the provision that may need to be made
Assessment and emergency placements
Decision not to issue a statement: the note in lieu
WRITING THE STATEMENT
Part 2: special educational needs (learning difficulties)
Part 3: special educational provision
Part 4: placement
Part 5: non-educational needs
Part 6: non-educational provision
Speech and language therapy
The proposed statement
Naming a school
Consultation before naming a school in a statement
Transport costs for children with statements
Education otherwise than at school
Children educated at parents' expense
Parental representations over the proposed statement
The final statement
The Named Person
Keeping, disclosure and transfer of statements
Maintenance of statement

5. ASSESSMENTS AND STATEMENTS FOR UNDER FIVES

Introduction
Assessment of children under two
Statements for children under two
Assessment of children under five
Criteria for statutory assessment of children under five
Content of the statement for children under five
Special educational provision for children under five
Moving to primary school

6. ANNUAL REVIEW

Introduction
The annual review for children at school
Conduct of the review meeting
The annual review for children with statements whose education is otherwise than at school
Action following annual reviews
A change of school
Amending the statement
Ceasing to maintain the statement
Further statutory assessments
Annual reviews from age 14-19
The first annual review after the young person's fourteenth birthday
The transition plan
Involvement of social services departments
The role of the careers service
Information
Transfer to the further education sector
The involvement of young people in assessment and review
Students without statements but with special educational needs

APPENDIX: TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

GLOSSARY

INDEX