Care and support

Our Approach to Statutory Assessment and Making Statements for children with Special Educational Needs (SEN)

About one in five of all school children will need special help with their learning at some stage.

If you think your child may need extra help now then getting them statemented may help the process. A statement is when a child is assessed as to what their educational needs are and how these needs will be met in the future. This will help the child to progress in whatever subjects are targetted at school.

This Factsheet explains how the process of Statutory Assessment and issuing a Statement operates in Hertfordshire. It explains how you can be involved, and aims to answer some of the main questions you may have.