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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 ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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January 13, 2025

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

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Torbay SEND voice- cognition

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 ...

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Torbay SEND Voice Sensory and physical needs

October 27, 2025

Universal and SEND Support for Sensory and/or Physical Needs

All children benefit from Universal Support, which means high-quality, inclusive teaching and simple classroom adjustments to help everyone learn. If a child needs more help ...

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Torbay SEND Voice - Speech

February 4, 2025

Appendix 1:

Appendix 1: Free evidenced based resources to enable parents/carers and staff to understand typical speech, language and communication development Ages and stages - Speech and ...

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February 4, 2025

Universal support for Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs (SEMH)

Every school, health setting, social worker and community support worker will: Adapt and adjust behavioural expectations and responses to meet the child/young person’s SEND and ...

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