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England : Context and principles of education

Students with special educational needs

In England, the Education Act 1996 and the most recent significant item of legislation with regard to the education of children with special educational needs - the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 - state that a child has special educational needs (SEN) ‘if he has a learning difficulty which calls for special educational provision to be made for him. A child …. includes any person under the age of 19 who is a registered pupil at a school’.

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