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[senco-forum] Advice please - categories of vulnerable students.

chris white chris19251 at blueyonder.co.uk
Sun Nov 19 22:35:35 GMT 2006

Article: [senco-forum] Advice please - categories of vulnerable students.

I think they must have dreamed it up!

Here is the definitive list from the dfee: Data by types of special
educational need:
Ref: dfes-1889-2005

A: Cognition and Learning Needs
Specific Learning Difficulty (SPLD)
Moderate Learning Difficulty (MLD)
Severe Learning Difficulty (SLD)
Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties( PLMLD)

B: Behaviour, Emotional and Social Development Needs
Behaviour, Emotional and Social Difficulty (PMLD)

C: Communication and Interaction Needs:
Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SCLN)
Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

D: Sensory and/or Physical Needs
Visual Impairment (VI)
Hearning Impairment (HI)
Multi-sensory impairment
Physical Disability (PD)




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