At ChisholmKapcia Academy we look at SEND in both children and adults.

Areas of need SEND

Special Education Needs and/or disabilities are generally thought of in the following four broad areas of need and support

Children can have specific learning difficulties (SpLD) in the areas of reading, spelling and understanding instructions or carrying out tasks. They may find remembering instructions and sequencing difficult.

Children and young people with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) have difficulty in communicating with others. They may have difficulty saying what they want or understanding what is being said to them or they may not understand or use social rules of communication.  

Children and young people with vision impairment (VI), hearing impairment (HI) or a multi-sensory impairment (MSI) will require specialist support and/or equipment to access and support their learning. These children may also have a physical disability or medical condition that affects their ability to learn or interact with their peers.

A child may display behaviours such as low self-esteem or anxiety. They may display challenging, disruptive or aggressive or disturbing behaviours. A child may have underlying conditions which affect their mental health.   

What type of learning difficulties are there?

A child with MLD may take longer to learn skills than the majority of their peers and are likely to require extra support in school.   

A child with SLD will have significant learning impairments which will impact their ability to learn without high levels of specialist support.   

A child with PMLD will have multiple and complex learning needs. In addition to severe learning difficulties they may have physical difficulties, sensory impairment, or a severe medical condition. A high level of specialist support will always be needed.  

Specific learning difficulties include dyslexia, dyspraxia and dyscalculia. A child with SpLD may require some support in school targeted to their specific area of difficulty such as spelling or numeracy.