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This is the person from the Local Authority who liaises with parents over all the arrangements relating to statutory
assessment and the making of a statement. LAs will inform parents of the identity of the officer when they issue a notice of a proposal to make a statutory assessment of a
child.
This is the person whom the Local Authority must identify when sending parents a final version of a statement. The
named person, who should usually be identified in cooperation with the parents, must be someone who can give parents information and
advice about their
child's
SENs. He or she may be appointed at the start of the
assessment process and can then attend meetings with parents and encourage parental participation throughout that process. The named person should normally be independent of the LA and may be someone from a
voluntary organisation or parent partnership scheme.
A neoplasm is a type of abnormal and excessive growth of tissue. The process that occurs to form or produce a neoplasm is called
neoplasia.
Neurofibromatosis (NF) refers to a group of three distinct genetic conditions in which tumors grow in the nervous system. The tumors are non-cancerous (benign) and often involve the skin or surrounding bone. Although symptoms are often mild, each condition presents differently. Symptom' include at least two growths on the eye's iris.
NHS Wales:Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol Cymru is the publicly funded healthcare system of Wales and is the responsibility of the
Welsh Government. It provides emergency services and a range of
primary care, secondary care and specialist tertiary care services
The
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership is a dedicated Shared Services organisation which shares common operating standards in line with best practice, has sufficient scale to optimise economies of scale and purchasing power and has an excellent customer care ethos and focus on service quality. They support the statutory
Health Boards and NHS Trusts in Wales and provide professional
advice and support to
Welsh Government.
Norrie disease is a rare X-linked genetic condition which causes boys to be born blind or with severe
sight impairment. Secondary symptoms can include progressive hearing loss, cognitive impairment, autism and delayed development.
This is a note issued to the
child's parents and school when, following a statutory
assessment, the LA decides not to make a statement. The note should describe the child's
SENs, explain why the LA will not make a statement and make recommendations about appropriate provision for the child. All the
advice received during the assessment should be attached to the note sent to the parents and, with their consent, also be sent to the child's school.
A
notetaker is a specialist portable device that enables someone with a sight problem to take notes and retrieve them later in an accessible form. Electronic notetakers usually contain a diary and other applications and some have a keyboard for
braille instead of QWERTY keyboard input. They do not generally incorporate a screen display.
Nystagmus is a complex eye condition, characterised by involuntary eye movements, from side to side, up and down or round and round. This affects the ability to focus, see the world in three dimensions and recognise faces. There are two main types of nystagmus, one which appears in the first weeks or months of life and is called Congenital or Infantile Nystagmus and another which develops later in life which is called Acquired Nystagmus. There are many possible causes of both kinds of nystagmus.
