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      • What to do if you think your child has SEND
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          • Single route of redress
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      • Identifying SEND in the early years
      • What is expected in the early years
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      • General requirements for schools
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      • Schools and visual impairment
      • Different types of special educational needs
        • General learning difficulties
        • Specific learning difficulties (Dyslexia)
        • Specific learning difficulties (Dyspraxia)
        • Autistic spectrum disorders (ASD)
        • Speech and language difficulties
        • Social, emotional and mental health difficulties
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          • Transition to secondary school
          • Workshop - Moving to secondary school
        • Choosing a school
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        • Mental health course
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      • The Care Act
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        • Thinking about independence
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        • Some things to think about
        • Who can help?
      • Staying safe
        • Some more things to think about
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        • Request a transition assessment
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          • COVID19 update - 26/02/20
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          • COVID19 update - 11/03/20
          • COVID19 update - 16/03/20
          • COVID19 update - 17/03/20
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          • COVID 19 update - 19/03/20
          • COVID 19 - LA Update 23/03/20
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