ABSTRACT
New legislation and national guidance in 2014 changed the landscape of educational provision for pupils with any sort of 'additional' or 'special' needs. Pupils with more significant special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) may have an Education, Health and Care plan (EHC plan): this outlines how particular needs will be met, often involving professionals from different disciplines, and sometimes specifying adult support in the classroom. The SEND Code of Practice identifies four broad areas of SEND, but it gives only an overview of the range of needs that should be planned for by schools; pupils' needs rarely fit neatly into one area of need only. In many cases, pupils' individual learning needs will be met through differentiation of tasks and materials in their lessons; sometimes this will be supplemented by targeted interventions such as literacy 'catch-up' programmes delivered outside the classroom, or sessions designed to improve motor skills and co-ordination.
