The projects are part of the government-backed Lamb Inquiry into SEN provision and will focus on involving parents in decision making in the school-based stages of SEN assessment and provision.
The trials in North Tyneside, Durham, Blackburn with Darwen, Wolverhampton, Oxfordshire, Newham, Portsmouth and Kent will look at a range of approaches including the development of a "team around the child" approach. Parents will also be involved in evaluating the success of the projects, which are planned to run until July 2009.
The inquiry's chair Brian Lamb, who is also chair of the Special Educational Needs Consortium, said: "These projects will form a crucial part of the evidence for the inquiry. Parental confidence will only improve as we ensure better outcomes for children with SEN."
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