November 9, 2023
SENDIASS Torbay (Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities, Information, Advice and Support Service) We provide impartial information, advice and support to parents/carers & children/young people in ...
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August 26, 2023
An Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment is: a type of assessment process carried out by the Local Authority (LA). a holistic assessment of ...
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August 27, 2023
An Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment may be required for children and young people with SEND aged 0 to 25 years who: Have ...
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August 26, 2023
If, following a period of time at within SEND Support through the Torbay SEND Support and Provision – Graduated Response, your child or young person is still not ...
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September 14, 2023
What is a Section 23 notification? Health professionals have a duty to tell the local authority if they believe a child under school age has, ...
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August 21, 2023
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 ...
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August 30, 2023
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 ...
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August 27, 2023
The following forms are both available to download from Statutory assessments – Torbay Council: parents Request for Assessment (RSA) form – “Parents RSA / App A” ...
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August 30, 2023
Week 0 – The process begins when the Local Authority (LA) received a request for assessment of a child /young person or the child /young person is ...
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August 21, 2023
The Local Authority (LA) must make a decision and let you know their decision within 6 weeks of receiving the request for an Education, Health ...
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