If your child has more difficulties than most children their age with their schoolwork, communication or behaviour, plenty of help and advice is at hand from special educational needs specialists, teachers, and voluntary organisations.

The term 'special educational needs' (SEN) has a legal definition, referring to children who have learning difficulties or disabilities that make it harder for them to learn or access education than most children of the same age.

Many children will have SEN of some kind at some time during their education. Help will usually be provided in their ordinary, mainstream early education setting or school, sometimes with the help of outside specialists.

If your child has special educational needs, they may need extra help in a range of areas, for example:

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