SEND Code Of Practice 

The SEN code of practice give you all the information you need to know about the special education needs and disability system.

• Information for social care professionals.
  
• SEND Code of Practice: guide for social care professionals
  
• Information for health care professionals
  
• SEND Code of Practice: guide for health professionals
  
• Information for further education providers
  
• SEND Code of Practice: guide for further education providers
  
• Information for early years providers
  
• SEND Code of Practice: guide for early education settings
  
• Information for parents and carers
  
• SEND: guide for parents and carers
  
• Read the government’s guide to special education needs and disabilities here
  
• And you can read information about Hounslow’s Local Offer policy here (PDF 213KB)
  
• SEND legislation and guidance
  
• Children and Families Act 2014
  
• Transition to the new 0-25 SEND system (guidance)
  
• Mental Capacity Act
  
• Mental health and behaviour in schools (guidance)
  
• Supporting pupils at school with medical conditions (statutory guidance)
  
• Schools admissions code (statutory guidance)
  
• Early years foundation stage
  
• Hounslow Council policies
  
• Hounslow transition plan
  
• Hounslow personal budgets policy statement
  
• Hounslow Local Offer policy statement
  
• Hounslow transport policy
  
• Hounslow corporate plan
  
• Children and young peoples plan
  
• Hounslow short breaks statement
  
• Social care legislation
  
• Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970
  
• Childrens Act 1989
  
• Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2011
  
• Care Act 2014
  
• Health legislation
  
• Health and Social Care Act 2012
  
• SEND Ofsted inspection
  
• SEND Ofsted and CQC Inspection Framework
  
• Handbook for the SEND Ofsted and CQC Inspection
  
• Local area SEND inspections: Information for families