If a child has Special educational needs (SEN), it means they need some extra help or support to reach their full potential. This may be because they have a learning difficulty or medical condition, such as epilepsy. Epilepsy can cause problems with memory, and learning and behaviour. The epilepsy medicines, used to help control seizures, can also affect behaviour. They may have side effects such as dizziness or drowsiness, which can affect learning. Even so, many children and young people with epilepsy don’t have SEN. And if they do, they don’t automatically qualify for any extra help or support.
Other sources of help and support for SEN
- Advisory Centre for Education (ACE) tel: 0808 800 5793
- Contact a family email: info@cafamily.org.uk; tel: 0808 808 3555
- Department for Education
- Department of education Northern Ireland
- Education Scotland
- Independent Panel for Special Education Advice (IPSEA) tel: 0800 018 4016
- Joint Council for Qualifications
- National Parent Partnership Network email: nppn@ncb.org.uk; tel: 0207 843 6058
- National Assembly for Wales
- The Special Educational Needs Advice Centre (NI)
Support frameworks
England and Wales
Special educational needs (SEN) framework
Scotland
The Education (Additional Support for Learning) Scotland Act 2009
Northern Ireland
We can provide references and information on the source material we use to write our epilepsy advice and information pages. Please contact our Epilepsy Helpline by email at helpline@epilepsy.org.uk.
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