a means of gathering expert evidence from a number of professionals, and from you as parents, to determine precisely what your child's needs are and the special help needed to meet them

an assessment carried out by an Educational Psychologist working directly for the LEA

a process for collecting information, which will enable us to gain a clear picture of your child's special educational needs

Also called a Stage 4 assessment, this is the process of gathering together the evidence of all those involved with a particular child (parents, school, educational psychologist, doctor, etc) in order to make a decision on whether the LEA should issue a Statement. A statutory assessment may be formally requested by a parent or by the school.

The process, undertaken by the LEA, of assessing a child to determine whether or not s/he needs a statement of special educational needs.