SEND Support Leaflets & Info links.
The 0-25 SEND code of Practice (2015) identifies ‘four broad areas of [special educational] need and support’ p85.
These are:
- Communication and Interaction
- Cognition and Learning
- Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Sensory and/or Physical Needs
Each of these areas are listed below and contain links to a parent leaflet which have been co-produced between MCT and Durham County Council.
Update October 2025- We are in the process of renewing / updating these leaflets.
Communication and Interaction
- Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD),
- including Sensory Processing Disorder
- NEW July 2025 – MCTs guide to Sensory processing difficulties
- NEW Nov 2025 – Supporting children presenting with sensory needs – Made in partnership between MCT and the SEND & inclusion team.
Cognition and Learning
- How your child with General Learning Difficulties is supported in school
- Specific learning difficulties (SpLD)
- Support for children with literacy difficulties/dyslexia – UPDATED January 2023
- NEW NOV 2025 : Supporting children with writing – Made in partnership between MCT and the SEND & inclusion team.
- NEW NOV 2025 : Supporting children with reading – Made in partnership between MCT and the SEND & inclusion team.
- NEW NOV 2025 : Supporting children with spelling – Made in partnership between MCT and the SEND & inclusion team.
- NEW NOV 2025 : Supporting young children with maths – Made in partnership between MCT and the SEND & inclusion team.
Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- NEW March 2026 – MCT – A guide to ADHD booklet
- How your child with social emotional and mental health difficulties is supported in school
- COMING SOON – MCT – A guide to Neurodiversity booklet
Sensory and/or Physical Needs
- Vision impairment (VI)
- Hearing impairment (HI)
- Physical disability (PD)
- NEW NOV 2025 :Supporting children with their physical development, movement and motor skills – Made in partnership between MCT and the SEND & inclusion team.
- NEW NOV 2025 : Supporting communication through Makaton – Made in partnership between MCT and the SEND & inclusion team.
Miscellaneous
- Early years – How your child with Emerging Needs is supported in school
- MCT’s therapies leaflet HERE
- NEW NOV 2025 : Information for parents about SEN support – Made in partnership between MCT and the SEND & inclusion team.
Other useful leaflets and information
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- Tees, Esk and Wear Valley self help guides : HERE ( Updated March 2025)
- DCC “Finding a school to suit your child’s needs” : HERE
- DCC – Think Autism Strategy 2023-2026 : HERE
- DCC County Durham Short breaks statement HERE : ( New one coming early 2026)
- Council for disabled children fact sheets on many subjects : HERE
- County Durham SEND Strategy 2022-2024 : HERE
- Council for disabled children template letters e.g EHCP request, Direct payment request: HERE
- PfA ( Preparing for adulthood) toolkit – HERE
- New MCT Durham PCF Leaflet HERE
- Durham SENDIASS: HERE
- DCC – SEND in schools – A guide for parents & carers HERE
- SEN support in mainstream schools: : HERE
- Funding for SEN in mainstream schools: HERE
- EHCP needs assessment for children in early years settings or at school: HERE
- Personal budgets for special educational needs: HERE
- DCC SEND written statement of action HERE
- DCC SEND Participation Strategy ( Co Production) HERE
- Durham included in government document to praise LA & MCT co-production. See page 10- HERE
- Young persons guide to the Children and families act 2014 HERE
- Parents charter HERE