The school's SEN policy

2:10. As part of their statutory duties, governing bodies of all maintained schools (see Glossary) must publish information about, and report on, the school's policy on special educations needs.  While the governing body and the head teacher will take overall responsibility for school's SEN policy, the school as a whole should be involved in its development.  The school may also wish to consult the LEA, the Funding Authority as appropriate, and neighbouring schools when they first draw up the policy and when they later consider any significant revisions to it, in the interests of coordinated special educational provision within the area as a whole.  The Education (Special Educational Needs) (Information) Regulations 1994 prescribe the information which schools must make available.  Mainstream schools must provide:

1. Basic information about the school's special educational provision:
? objectives of the school's SEN policy

? name of the school's SEN coordinator or teacher responsible for the day-to-day operation of the SEN policy

? the arrangements for coordinating educational provision for pupils with SEN

?  admission arrangements

? any SEN specialism and any special units

? any special facilities which increase or assist access to the school by pupils with SEN

2. Information about the school's policies for identification, assessment and provision for all pupils with SEN:

? the allocation of resources to and amongst pupils with SEN

? identification and assessment arrangements; and review procedures

? arrangements for providing access for pupils with SEN to a balanced and broadly based curriculum, including the National Curriculum

? how children with special educational needs are integrated within the school as a whole
? criteria for evaluating the success of the school's SEN policy

? arrangements for considering complaints about special educational provision within the school

3. Information about the school's staffing policies and partnership with bodies beyond the schools:

? the school's arrangements for SEN in-service training

? use made of teachers and facilities from outside the school, including support services

? arrangements for partnership with parents

? links with other mainstream schools and special schools, including arrangements when pupils change schools or leave school

? links with health and social services, educational welfare services and any voluntary organisations.

Education (Special Educational Needs) (Information) Regulations, regulation 2 and Schedule 1