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WorksheetsSEN UPDATE 2024
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the purpose of collecting and recording standard information about pupils with special educational needs (SEN)?
To improve the school's infrastructure
To reduce the workload of teachers
To increase the number of pupils in schools
To assist in special education policy development and planning
When was the full review of SEN categories undertaken?
2017/18
2016/17
2015/16
2018/19
What is the purpose of the new medical categories introduced?
To monitor teachers' performance
To record pupils' attendance
To record diagnosis/diagnoses of medical conditions
To track pupils' extracurricular activities
Who provided the medical categories and associated descriptions?
Department of Education
Education Authority
Department of Health
Schools' representatives
What should schools do if a pupil with a medical diagnosis does not have an associated special educational need (SEN)?
Record the pupil on the Medical Register only
Do not record the pupil at all
Record the pupil on both the SEN and Medical Registers
Record the pupil on the SEN Register only
What should be done for pupils currently recorded as 'Mild' SEN who are to remain on the Register?
They should be given a more appropriate SEN category
They should be removed from the Register
They should be recorded on the Medical Register only
They should be recorded as 'Severe'
What is the definition of 'Special educational provision' according to the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1996?
Educational provision made generally for children of his age at an ordinary school
Educational provision made for children with medical conditions
Educational provision which is additional to, or otherwise different from, the educational provision made generally for children of his age at an ordinary school
Educational provision made for children with physical disabilities
What should schools do if special educational provision is no longer required for a pupil?
Remove the pupil from the SEN register and SIMS
Keep the pupil on the SEN register
Record the pupil on the Medical Register
Transfer the pupil to another school
What should be recorded for a pupil with a disability who requires special educational provision?
Not recorded at all
Only on the SEN Register
Only on the Medical Register
On both the SEN and Medical Registers
Who should normally provide evidence for recording a pupil’s medical diagnosis or physical condition on the medical register?
Parents or Health and Social Care Trust (HSCT) practitioners
Educational psychologists
School principal
Teachers
