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Special education in the United Kingdom
In Commonwealth countries, Special Educational Needs ( SEN or SEND ) is school education focusing on students primarily with learning difficulties or disability. SEN covers specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia and ADHD, pervasive disorders such as autism and physical disability such as visual impairment and hearing impairment. It may also describe a need for gifted education. SEN policy and provision is a devolved matter with each of the countries of the United Kingdom having separate systems under separate governments: the UK Government is responsible for education in England, the Scottish Government is responsible for education in Scotland, [1] the Welsh Government is responsible for education in Wales [2] and the Northern Ireland Executive is responsible for education in Northern Ireland. Across the UK school education systems, provision for SEN is widely varied with a 'mixed economy' of 'learning support' teams based in mainstream schools, spe
