(The information gathered here is from http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cm84/8438/8438.pdf)
There are different types of provision for children such as Special educational provision, health provision and social care provision and they apply to different ages differently. Special educational provision for a child aged two or more or a young person is training provision and education provision as well as or different from the general provision made for the same age in; mainstream schools; maintained nursery schools in England; mainstream post 16 institutions or places in England at which relevant early years education is provided. Whereas special educational provision for an under 2 means education provision of any kind. Health provision means that health services are provided as part of the NHS service in England under the National Health Service act 2006. Social care provision means that if a child is in danger or in harm’s way that social services are provided when needed by the local authorities.
The SEN code of practice also sets out three broad levels of action to support children;
School action- support for pupils with the most commonly identified needs, building on teaching approaches, different curriculum and classroom resources. It should be available in all mainstream schools.
School action plus- support for pupils with more significant needs using additional strategies and support, targeting the individual child’s needs more closely and involving external advise and recommendations.
School action plus enhanced and direct funding- to support pupils with the most significant needs who require: a highly individualized curriculum, specialist advice, equipment, resources and teaching approaches.
Schools will also have a provision map, which is a way of showing the range of provision a school makes for children identified as SEN. This is what one looks like: