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SEN pupils - pupils with SEN - help with explaining the difference please

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KangarooCaught · 03/02/2011 14:04

I've been asked to look at the ideas in a SEN policy written for a new-in-post SENCo, the principles are good but they've used the phrase 'SEN pupils' think it should be 'students with SEN' & have seen it corrected on MN a few times.

Could you give me a succinct explanation why so I don't sound like a finicky arse. TIA

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KangarooCaught · 03/02/2011 17:36

Was tying myself up in wordy knots trying to explain & will borrow sarahfreck's simpler wording, thank you.

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pagwatch · 03/02/2011 14:34

As sarah said.

my son has autism . he is a boy - he is funny, kind, loving, interesting and he has autism.

He is not an autistic boy. That would imply that not much else about him matters.
well it sounds that way to me. Plenty of people don't have an issue with it

sarahfreck · 03/02/2011 14:28

Is it to do with not defining the children by their special needs. They are children who happen to have special needs not SEN children.