“Critically discuss and identify how aspects of Special Educational Needs (SEN) affect the experiences of children and young people. Module title: Inclusive Learning”

There is a legal definition for the term Special Educational Needs which is defined in The Education Act 1996, it states that children which have special educational needs have either learning difficulties or disabilities and will struggle to learn at the same pace as other children in their year group, and therefore will need either extra or different help to their fellow peers in their class. (Farrell, 2004).

All children are unique and as all children develop at different rates it is vital that any additional support is determined as early as possible. (DfES, 2008).  Many children will be classed as having special educational needs at some point in their school life and this will greatly affect the experiences of the child in question. (DCSF, 2009a) The SEN Code of Practise (DfES, 2001) gives advice on the best way to help all children with special educational needs (Bruce, 2…(short extract)