Pledge 3 – Be thoughtful

You said: “We want people to understand our needs and know how to help” Our pledge to you We will treat you as the expert, ...

Developing our pledge

We asked children, young people, families and carers to provide feedback on how our current systems and responses make you feel. We heard that how ...

Joint area SEND inspection report

In November 2021, a team of inspectors from Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) spent five days in Torbay. They talked to children and ...

Forms to request an EHC needs assessment – requests made by a school or other educational setting

A request for an Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment (EHCNA) is a process where information is collected from the parents, child or young ...

Tracking Pupil Progress using tools and frameworks in Early Years

For some children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities it can be a challenge to measure the progress they make against targets ...

What is a Care, Education and Treatment Review (CETR)?

CETRs are arranged for children and young people with a Learning Disability and/or Autism who are either already in a specialist mental health or learning ...

SEND Frequently Asked Questions

The Torbay SEND team have created this document to help with frequently asked questions. Our goal is to streamline communication and provide you with quicker ...

Become an apprentice: What you’ll get

Access to Work – get support if you have a disability or health condition (easy read)

Mental health support