Is the school/setting requested suitable for the age, ability, aptitude or SEND of the child or young person?

January 13, 2025

Health – Personal Health Budgets

A personal health budget is an amount of money allocated to support the identified healthcare and wellbeing needs of an child who has been assessed ...

September 18, 2026

Preparing to make an EHC needs assessment request

If you are considering making the request for an Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment yourself, it is important to provide the Local Authority ...

March 10, 2025

Why do I need to consider mediation?

The SEND Code of Practice explains that mediation must be considered before you can submit an appeal to the SEND Tribunal. If you want to ...

September 18, 2026

The process schools are expected to follow before requesting and EHC needs assessment

Educational settings (Pre-schools, Schools and Colleges) are expected to have: properly identified your child or young person's strengths and difficulties have followed the SEND Support ...

June 1, 2026

Torbay LA’s Policy in relation to processing requests for non s.41 schools

This policy sets out the Local Authority’s duties in relation to non-section 41 schools. This policy has been written outlining the Local Authorities duty in ...

January 13, 2025

Making representations for an Independent school not s.41 approved

Where a parent wants a place at an independent school (e.g. wholly independent nurseries, schools, colleges etc.) to be named on a child or young ...

January 13, 2025

What happens before the Annual Review meeting?

Before the Annual Review meeting of a child or young person's EHCP, head teacher or principle of your child or young person's school or Local ...

October 14, 2026

Education – Personal Budgets

Personal budgets for Education have only been an option since April 2014. A personal budget for Education can only be agreed to meet provision detailed in ...

November 3, 2025

Views of child or young person – Person Centred Tools

It is important that the views of children or young people are collected when requests for Education, Health and Care needs assessments (EHCNA) are made ...

March 4, 2025

What is the SEND Tribunal?

SEND Tribunal is the commonly used term for the First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability), which is an independent national tribunal which hears parents’ and young ...

Education, Health & Care (EHC) needs assessments and Education, Health & Care plans (EHCPs)

Health – Personal Health Budgets

Preparing to make an EHC needs assessment request

Why do I need to consider mediation?

The process schools are expected to follow before requesting and EHC needs assessment

Torbay LA’s Policy in relation to processing requests for non s.41 schools

Making representations for an Independent school not s.41 approved

What happens before the Annual Review meeting?

Education – Personal Budgets

Views of child or young person – Person Centred Tools

What is the SEND Tribunal?

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