What if I choose to electively home educate?

August 22, 2023

Learning more about Money

Short reletively simple e-learning cources on: Borrowing & debt Household bills Your income Being on benefits Budgeting Being informed Banking

January 3, 2025

Disabled parking

Find out about disabled parking in Torbay including how to get a Blue Badge or request a disabled parking bay. Visit: Disabled parking - Torbay ...

December 28, 2024

Types of SEND (Department of Education (DfE) Categories)

The SEND Code of Practice categorises SEND into 4 areas of need: Cognition and Learning SpLD – Specific learning Difficulty – difficulty that affect one or more specific aspects of learning. ...

December 28, 2024

Duties on schools to make SEN provision

The SEND Code of Practice says mainstream schools must: use their best endeavours to make sure that a child with SEN gets the support they ...

January 9, 2025

Element 1 – Basic pre-pupil entitlement – Core funding

This money comes from the Schools block of the Designated Schools Grant (DGS). Schools, academies and Free schools all get money for each pupil, based ...

January 7, 2025

I CAN – The Communication Trust and Consortium

The I CAN website has a range of freely downloadable resources that will help adults to support young children’s communication and interaction, including resources developed by ...

January 13, 2025

What to expect in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS): a guide for parents

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February 3, 2025

Universal, Targeted and Specialist Provision

Universal provision means the support and provision which is ordinarily available to every child or young person in every educational setting in Torbay. Some children ...

February 4, 2025

SEND Support Strategies or Interventions for Cognition and Learning Needs

Here are some ways that teachers and other school staff can help students learn and succeed in the classroom: Make learning fun through play: Playing ...