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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SEND support strategies or interventions for Neurodiversity (1. Executive Functioning Skills)

1) Executive Functioning Skills Executive function can include many developmental areas. Three core areas include: inhibition (which includes selective attention, and self-control) working memory flexibility ...

Communication & Interaction (SEN Early Years Resources) – linked to FIS

Who can request an EHC needs assessment?

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 ...