Special Needs and Disabilities

Special Educational Needs

Disabled Children - Aiming High for Disabled Children

In accordance with the Children Act, all disabled children are children in need.  The Act defines a category of children in need for whom Children's Services should provide services, if necessary, to safeguard and promote their welfare. A child is defined by the Act as being in need if:

• he/she is unlikely to achieve or maintain, or to have the opportunity of achieving or maintaining, a reasonable standard of health or development without the provision for him/her of services by a local authority under this part [of the Act];
• his/her health or development is likely to be significantly impaired, or further impaired, without the provision for him/her of such services; or
• he/she is disabled

NB. "development" means physical, intellectual, emotional, social or behavioural development and "health" means physical or mental health - (From Children Act, Guidance and Regulations, Vol. 6, p5-6).

Services and Information

• Pinpoint Guide - You will find lots of useful information in Pinpoint (Adobe Acrobat Document, size 2Mb - download Acrobat Reader) - the guide to Hampshire Services for children with special needs.

• Search the Directory:Try the Directory search to find services in Hampshire or the useful websites in the right-hand menu. If you can't find the information you need or you'd like to tell us what's missing, please use the feedback form.