 arrangement order, the local authority if the child is in care or anyone else with parental responsibility. Children on an SGO are not defined as being looked-after, and the child is no longer in the care system on the making of the SGO. Parental responsibility is retained by birth parent(s) and guardian(s) but a special guardian may exercise parental responsibility to the exclusion of anyone else with parental responsibility who is not also a special guardian. Children placed on SGOs may have been looked-after immediately prior to the Order being made. These children retain the educational entitlements they had whilst they were in care and will continue to have access to the VSH and to the designated teacher. Special Educational Needs (SEN) On average, 27% of looked-after children have an Education Health and Care (EHC) plan. Another 30% will be on SEN support (as they have SEN, but not an EHC plan).22 Sometimes, the SEN of looked-after children are overlooked or support is delayed because learning difficulties (and often speech, language and communication problems) are attributed to their social and emotional circumstances, frequent moves disrupt assessments and provision, and some looked-after children are placed out-of-authority, increasing the difficulties in ensuring efficient information sharing and communication. 22 SFR12/2017 March 2017: Outcomes of children looked-after by local authorities in England, 31 March 2016 (Table 4A) 48 For many children, it is parents who are active in alerting the school to potential problems and supporting the school at home. Carers often need extra help, information and support, especially if their own children are grown-up or they have no experience with the SEN processes. If a looked-after child has an EHC plan, the informatio