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July 18, 2025

Element 3 – Top-up funding – High Needs Block

This is provided from the high needs block element of the Designated Schools Grant (DGS), and is aimed mainly, though not exclusively, at pupils with ...

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January 7, 2025

NASEN – Early Years Training and Resources

Nasen offers a range of training opportunities and resources specifically for leaders and practitioners, working in the Early Years (EY). Website: Early Years | Nasen

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January 8, 2025

Attention Levels and Strategies

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January 2, 2025

Legal Duties for SEND

The SEND Code of Practice 2015 is a statutory document and is very clear in setting out the responsibilities of educational settings in identifying and ...

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February 4, 2025

Specific Toolkits for SENDCos: Slower paced learners

Steve Butnik’s article Understanding, Diagnosing, and Coping with Slow Processing Speed offers an overview of ideas but also focuses on the fact that sometimes slow ...

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February 4, 2025

SEND Support Strategies or Interventions to support these principles for Speech, Language and Communication Needs

Prepare the child/young person for experiences and learning opportunities.Help the child/young person to understand and name their needs and emotions Create a ‘one-page profile’ involving ...

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February 4, 2025

Suggestions for the SENDCo for Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs (SEMH)

Ensure increased dialogue with parents / carers. Create family transition plans to ensure families can support transition. Assess, plan, do, review. Monitoring the impact of ...

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February 4, 2025

SEND support strategies or interventions for Neurodiversity (3. Communication & Interaction)

3) Communication & Interaction Verbal / Communication & Interaction Social Communication & Social Meaning Set and communicate clear classroom code of conduct. Have knowledge of ...

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August 21, 2023

Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEN Early Years Resources) – linked to FIS

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August 30, 2023

The process schools are expected to follow before requesting and EHC needs assessment

Educational settings (Pre-schools, Schools and Colleges) are expected to have: properly identified your child or young person's strengths and difficulties have followed the SEND Support ...

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