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June 3, 2025

Paignton Academy – Enhanced Resource Provision – Social, Emotional & Mental Health

The Academy is the designated secondary school in Torbay for students with anxiety/phobic difficulties.  As such, we have local authority funded places to ensure that ...

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December 30, 2024

Moving to or from Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland

The requirements for special educational needs in these countries are all slightly different from arrangements in England. Torbay will apply the same principles to ensure ...

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December 31, 2024

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 ...

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December 31, 2024

Transition planning (Primary School to Secondary School)

Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) often find change difficult. As part of transition, schools, educational settings and families must work together to create ...

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December 31, 2024

Preparing your SEND child for Secondary School

Before starting school you could: Talk with your child about starting Secondary School - What do they think it will be like? What are they ...

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December 31, 2024

Higher Education (University Level)

Many young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) progress to higher education, however it is not possible to have an Education, Health and Care ...

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August 28, 2023

South Devon College

Here at the College everything we do is built around you as a student. We will help you make the most of your time with ...

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June 3, 2025

Brunel School – Special School – Social, Emotional & Mental Health

Brunel School is a specialist provision for learners aged 11 to 16-years-old whose needs cannot be met within a mainstream environment. All students have an ...

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January 10, 2025

Children of Service personnel in the Armed Forces

Service personnel/families may relocate more than the rest of the population sometimes, at short notice. These transitions should be well managed to avoid Service children ...

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January 8, 2025

What is a phase transfer (video for Children & Young People)

This video has been created by local Children and Young People. This is one of a series of 3 videos to help children, young people ...

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