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If your child has a learning disability, they should have a statement of special educational needs. This describes the childs needs, and the help and support they will need.
The school will review the special educational needs statement every year, with input from the organisations and people who are involved in providing the support. The school will invite parents/carers and the pupil to an annual review meeting until the pupil leaves school. The local authority will remain responsible for pupils until the end of the academic year in which they turn 19 if they continue in their education,most pupils with special educational needs will stay at school untill 19 years of age.
The annual review is designed to assess the progress the pupil has made over the past 12 months and to work out what changes are needed in the description of needs or the provision of special education,it is usual for the pupil,parents/carer,local education authority and teaching staff from the school to be in attendence at all review meetings and a Transition Officer from social services from the age of 14 when transition begins from childrens to adult services.