Education Policy Institute -
This is the final report of the project ‘Identifying Special Educational Needs and Disabilities’ (SEND), funded by the Nuffield Foundation. It summarises the research questions, methods and findings of the project, and presents recommendations for improving policy and practice. The research questions concerned which children are identified with SEND, the nature of the ‘postcode lottery’ reported on by Ofsted in 2010, and what inequalities exist in support for SEND. The project considers the importance of deprivation, and has a focus on social, emotional and mental health needs (SEMH).