Special education is a form of schooling that provides additional support for students with disabilities or special needs. Special educational programs, also called SEND programs, are designed to help children and adults who have what educators call 'special needs.' The definition of what constitutes a special need varies from country to country and even school district to school district.

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As a Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo), you will be a vital part of a school's Special Educational Needs Team (SENT) and ensure that exceptional children, young people and adults receive appropriate support in mainstream schools. SENCos ensure that Special Educational Needs (SEN) provision is available for children and young people within mainstream schools.

Special Needs Teaching Assistants are extremely valued members of the teaching team and are very much sought after in today's job market. No two days are the same, and by using their individual strengths and passions, SEN teaching assistants can make a huge difference to the lives of children and young people with disabilities or learning difficulties.

Our knowledge about special educational needs is constantly developing. Here are our top 10 things about special educational needs that you may not have known.

What does the future hold for Special Education in 2021? Technology education could be the key to helping create equal opportunities for all students with special needs and disabilities. The future of special education could also see Augmented Reality (AR) creating real-world environments in the classroom.

During the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, many education and health services were badly disrupted. This meant that children with SEND and disabilities could not easily make the academic, mental and physical progress they wanted, leaving their routines, self-confidence, strategies to cope with anxiety, and ability to express their feelings, in a precarious state. Now, SEN provision and support must fire on all cylinders once again to help these children and young people bridge the gap of what has been lost, and to help get them back on the right track.

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Should you transfer your child to a local mainstream school? Are there SEN provisions available in your area? Learn more on how you can help a child with special needs move to a new school.

Why should a school be inclusive? Every school is required to have systems in place to identify children with special educational needs and disabilities.

There are many great benefits to being a special education teacher. However, there are a few challenges which need to be discussed and solved. Here are our top 10 challenges that workers in special education are currently juggling with across the school year.