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ChildRIGHT Interview: Edward Duff, trainee solicitor, Children's Legal Centre

1 min read Education Special Educational Needs Legal

You provide advice and legal representation for parents whose children have special educational needs (SEN). Can you explain what SEN is?

A child is recognised as having SEN if they have a learning difficulty that requires special educational support.

A child is considered as having a learning difficulty if she or he finds it more difficult to access education than the majority of children of his or her age. Children will also be recognised as having a learning difficulty if they have a disability that stops or hinders them from using the educational facilities that would ordinarily be used by children of the same school age.

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