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Special educational needs (SEN)

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Also: Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

A child has Special Educational Needs (SEN) if he or she "has a learning difficulty or disability which calls for special education provision to be made for him or her".

(Origin: UK, Children and Families Act 2014)

See also Special needs education



A pupil is identified as having Special Educational Needs if they are finding it harder than other pupils to make progress.



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