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Children with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND)

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A Joint Needs Assessment has been produced for children with special educational needs or disabilities within the Council.

JNA_CYP_SEND_2021_2022

Further information relating to Learning Disabilities is also available under Vulnerable Groups which includes information on prevalence among both children and adults, as well as the numbers of people with learning disabilities using council services, and the number of people with diagnosed learning disabilities who are in appropriate accommodation and who are employed.

This page contains information from the Office for Health Improvement & Disparities’ Fingertips. Information is taken ‘live’ from the site so uses the latest available data from Fingertips and displays it on this page. As a result, some comments on this page may relate to an earlier period of time until this page is next updated (see review dates at the end of this page).

Headlines

  • A child or young person has Special Educational Needs or Disability (SEND) if they have a learning difficulty or disability which needs additional or different provision than most children of the same age.
  • Further to the Children and Families Act 2014, children and young people (under the age of 25 years) who have special educational needs may have an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan, developed by all professionals and the family working together, to address all needs that a child or young person has within education, health and care.
  • Most children with SEND are supported in school without the requirement of an EHCP (which brings additional funding) All schools must provide what is known as ‘SEN Support’ before they consider an EHCP.
  • In 2021, 1,708 pupils (3.9% of the school population) had an EHC plan and a further 6,175 pupils (14.5%) were in receipt of SEN Support giving a total of 7,883 pupils (18.4%) with special educational needs. The percentages for the city were higher than the corresponding England averages of 3.7%, 12.2% and 15.9% respectively.
  • The prevalence of special educational needs is higher amongst disadvantaged pupils when compared non-disadvantaged or ‘other’ pupils.
  • SEND needs fall into four broad categories: Communication and Interaction (for example, speech and language needs); Cognition and Learning (for example, difficulties with memory or a specific difficult affecting one part of their learning, such as reading); Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties (for example, difficulty in managing relationships); sensory or physical needs (for example, visual or hearing impairments)
  • Speech, language and communication needs, moderate learning difficulty, specific learning difficulty and social, emotional and mental health were the most commonly identified primary needs of pupils with SEN in Hull.
  • Boys were more likely than girls to have an EHC plan and also more likely to require SEN Support.

The Population Affected – Why Is It Important?

Every child deserves to lead a fulfilling life and the opportunity to flourish in school, regardless of their SEND. When learning difficulties are not picked up and met early, they can go onto impact negatively on self esteem, on confidence, engagement in learning and on life chances. In addition, children develop quickly in the early years, so the earlier the intervention, the greater the impact it will have.

All early years and education providers are responsible for doing their best to ensure that special educational needs are met. This involves identifying needs early and ensuring that parents, children and young people are at the centre of decision making. All teachers must have high aspirations for children with SEND. The school Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) has a key role, assessing, planning and reviewing progress, alongside the child and their parents.

The Hull Picture

The Office for Health Improvement & Disparities’ Fingertips presents information on the percentage of school age children with an EHC plans or in receipt of SEN Support.

Compared with benchmark
Better
Similar
Worse

Not Compared

Lower
Similar
Higher
Indicator Period
England
Yorkshire and the Humber region
Kingston upon Hull
East Riding of Yorkshire
North East Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
York
Barnsley
Doncaster
Rotherham
Sheffield
Bradford
Calderdale
Kirklees
Leeds
Wakefield
North Yorkshire
Pupils with special educational needs (SEN): % of school pupils with special educational needs
(Persons School age)
2018 14.4 14.3 16.8 13.1 13.1 13.9 11.3 14.7 13.6 16.4 16.4 16.4 14.2 12.7 13.8 13.7 12.3
Indicator Period
England
Yorkshire and the Humber region
Kingston upon Hull
East Riding of Yorkshire
North East Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
York
Barnsley
Doncaster
Rotherham
Sheffield
Bradford
Calderdale
Kirklees
Leeds
Wakefield
North Yorkshire
Pupils with special educational needs (SEN): % of school pupils with special educational needs
(Persons School age)
2018 14.4 14.3 16.8 13.1 13.1 13.9 11.3 14.7 13.6 16.4 16.4 16.4 14.2 12.7 13.8 13.7 12.3

Office for Health Improvement & Disparities. Public Health Profiles. 2023 https://fingertips.phe.org.uk © Crown copyright 2023

The prevalence of SEN decreased in the city and across all comparators between 2014 and 2018, primarily due to shrinking SEN Support populations.

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Higher
Pupils with special educational needs (SEN): % of school pupils with special educational needs (Persons School age)
Period
Kingston upon Hull
Yorkshire and the Humber region
England
Count
Value
95%
Lower CI
95%
Upper CI
2014 • 7364 19.3% 18.9% 19.7% 17.7% 17.9%
2015 • 7001 18.1% 17.7% 18.4% 15.1% 15.4%
2016 • 6554 17.1% 16.8% 17.5% 13.9% 14.3%
2017 • 6589 16.7% 16.3% 17.1% 13.9% 14.3%
2018 • 6747 16.8% 16.4% 17.1% 14.3% 14.4%

Source: Department for Education special educational needs statistics https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/special-educational-needs-in-england-january-2018

Office for Health Improvement & Disparities. Public Health Profiles. 2023 https://fingertips.phe.org.uk © Crown copyright 2023

More up to date information can be found in the Joint Needs Assessment for Children with special educational needs and disabilities.

JNA_CYP_SEND_2021_2022

Strategic Need and Service Provision

As a good education is very important for future health and wellbeing, it is essential that children are ready for school, and that children and young people are able to maximise their achievements whilst at school in order that they can have good employment prospects and fulfilling lives. Some will need input from specialist services to reach their potential, such as Speech and Language Therapy. Local Authorities must ensure their ‘Local Offer’ informs parents what services are available and how to access them. Parents should also be included in decision-making about services, as equal partners.

Resources

Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. Joint Needs Assessment. Hull City Council, 2021/22.

The Office for Health Improvement & Disparities’ Fingertips: https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/

Updates

This page was last updated / checked on 20 July 2022.

This page is due to be updated / checked in June 2023.

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