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March 17, 2024

SEND Support and Provision – Graduated Response

This is how everyone should work together make sure children get the “right support in the right place at the right time” by the right people. SEND Support and Provision – Graduated Response – Family Hub (torbayfamilyhub.org.uk) There is also…

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November 21, 2023

Torbay Graduated Response and SEND: Training Flyer for Practitioners

Click on the ‘Visit Site’ button below – this flyer lists all current SEND and graduated response training available to Torbay practitioners. You can also view a calendar of practitioner training available by clicking on the link to our Practitioner…

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November 16, 2023

SEND Support and Provision – Graduated Response

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August 20, 2023

What is the Graduated Response?

The Graduated Response, or Graduated Approach, is the process which must be carried out when there are concerns about a possible special educational need. The Equality Act (2010) and The SEND Code of Practice (2015) places strong emphasis on reasonable…

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August 20, 2023

Torbay’s Graduated Response

Torbay’s Graduated Response will ensure all partners work together to get the “right support in the right place at the right time” by the right people for every child or young person with special educational needs and disabilities. Our commitment…

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August 25, 2023

The graduated approach

The SEND Code of Practice says: Where a pupil is identified as having SEN, schools should take action to remove barriers to learning and put effective special educational provision in place. (SEND Code of Practice section 6.44) When your child…

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November 21, 2023

Introduction and Practitioner Training Calendar

The aim of this area is to point practitioners to all training aimed at 0-25 practitioners across Torbay’s statutory agencies, various partners and education settings. The Family Hub Practitioner Training Calendar can be accessed here. Training can be searched for…

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SEND Accessibility Fund processes for 2022 & 2023

October 25, 2023

SEND Accessibility Fund processes for 2022 & 2023

Expressions of interest were sought from schools prior to allocations being awarded for these accessibility funds. For 2023 a total of £100,000 was available for schools to bid for, with a focus on projects that incorporate Torbay’s new local area Graduated Response…

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Additional and Different support – what mainstream schools are expected to provide

August 26, 2023

Additional and Different support – what mainstream schools are expected to provide

Every child or young person with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) should have SEND support. This means help that is additional to or different from the support generally given to other children of the same age. Schools must identify…

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August 24, 2023

Watcombe Primary School & Nursery

Watcombe Primary School is relatively large with approximately 250 kind, caring and hardworking pupils whom they are very proud of.  Nearly all of the year groups are full but they always try to accommodate and welcome new families. Head Mr Adam…

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