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August 20, 2023

Our approach to Support and Inclusion

For children and young people in Torbay to thrive we know that every setting should have in place: Quality first teaching and differentiation recognising that ...

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August 20, 2023

Suggestions for the SENDCO for Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs (SEMH)

Ensure increased dialogue with parents/ carers. Create family transition plans to ensure families can support transition. Assess, plan, do, review. Monitoring the impact of intervention. ...

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August 20, 2023

SEND support strategies or interventions for Neurodiversity (3. Communication & Interaction)

3) Communication & Interaction Verbal / Communication & Interaction Social Communication & Social Meaning Set and communicate clear classroom code of conduct. Have knowledge of ...

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Torbay SEND Voice Sensory and physical needs

April 17, 2024

Hearing Impairment (HI) – support strategies or interventions

Follow programmes delivered by the hearing impairment (HI) advisory team. Referrals are usually suggested by the audiology service, advice for the HI service is available ...

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Torbay SEND voice- cognition

August 20, 2023

Specific Toolkits for SENDCos: Slower paced learners

Steve Butnik’s article Understanding, Diagnosing, and Coping with Slow Processing Speed offers an overview of ideas but also focuses on the fact that sometimes slow ...

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Torbay SEND Voice - Speech

August 20, 2023

SEND Support Strategies or Interventions to support these principles for Speech, Language and Communication Needs

Prepare the child/young person for experiences and learning opportunities.Help the child/young person to understand and name their needs and emotions Create a ‘one-page profile’ involving ...

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August 20, 2023

Legal Duties for SEND

The SEND Code of Practice 2015 is a statutory document and is very clear in setting out the responsibilities of educational settings in identifying and ...

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August 23, 2023

Do I need a diagnosis to access support?

No, you do not need a diagnosis to access support. Support and Inclusion is needs led and not determined by any formal diagnosis. This means ...

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Torbay SEND Voice Sensory and physical needs

April 17, 2024

Visual Impairment (VI) – support strategies or interventions

Visual impairment Advisory Teacher is available for advice. Referrals can be made directly or generated through the ophthalmology service when the child/young person has appointments. The ...

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August 20, 2023

Suggestions for the SENDCO for Neurodiversity

Ensure all members of staff understand neurodiversity and neurodivergence and the range of needs and conditions that this includes. Ensure that all relevant adults have ...

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