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February 4, 2025

Age 16-18 – What is meant by Neurodiversity?

When we talk about neurodivergence, this covers a wide range of neurological differences which may either enhance or be a barrier to learning. These differences ...

February 4, 2025

Age 16-18 – What is meant by Cognition and Learning Needs?

Cognition and learning difficulties cover a wide range of needs and abilities. Cognition and learning difficulties may affect all areas of the curriculum, as with ...

December 28, 2024

Identifying SEND

All educational establishments (nurseries and pre-schools, schools and colleges) must have arrangements in place to identify SEND. The SEND Code of Practice 2015 states, All ...

February 18, 2025

About this guidance (Practice Guidance for Early Years Setting SENDCos)

This practice guidance aims to support all practitioners working with children in the Early Years who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). It aims ...

February 18, 2025

Assess (Practice Guidance for Early Years Setting SENDCOs)

This is when practitioners observe and identify a child as having additional needs. This is what is stated in the SEND Code of Practice: “Where ...

February 18, 2025

Support from the Home Learning Environment and Early Years (HLE & EY) Service

The setting SENDCo can email the HLE & EY service and arrange an agreed telephone or video call to discuss the child of concern and ...

February 18, 2025

Ensuring all practitioners in the setting understand their responsibilities to children with SEND and the setting’s approach to identifying and meeting SEND (The Role of the Early Years Setting SENDCo)

The Early Years SENDCo will: Work with the manager of the setting to regularly review the SEN and disability policy and practice within the setting ...

February 18, 2025

The Role of the Early Years Setting SENDCo

The Early Years SENDCo has a key role in supporting colleagues and coordinating the response of the setting to children with SEND. The Early Years ...