Reasons For Current Trends In SEN Flashcards
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Q
LEGAL CHANGES💼
The 1980 educational act widened the scope of special needs allowing all local authorities to provide pupils with schooling suitable to their needs. This encourages indiscriminate diagnoses by schools
AWARENESS🗣
There is better awareness of SEN conditions which means more people are being diagnosed
Teachers are trained in autism and dyslexia and can identify pupils who are suffering from learning difficulties and can refer them to SENCO
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All schools now have a dedicated staff who’s role is to work and support children who have been diagnosed with SEN. With more access to this area more children have been identified and numbers have therefore seen an increase
