Pledge 5 – Be kind

You said: “We want people to be kind and listen to our views so that we can be supported in the best way” Our pledge ...

Forms for schools and other educational setting to use when carrying out the Annual Review of an EHCP

Education, Health and Care plans (EHCPs) must be reviewed at least annually to ensure that the parents, the pupil, us, the school and all the ...

Tracking Pupil Progress using tools and frameworks for post 16 students

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 ...

WorkFit – Down’s Syndrome Association’s employment programme

Supported living

Supported living can mean and be different things to different people. An individual flat For some, supported living can be living on their own with ...

Housing Benefit – Information and how to claim

Getting a disabled person’s bus pass

The Assess, Plan, Do, Review Cycle

The Assess, Plan, Do, Review cycle is how the Graduated Response is put in place. It can be repeated as many times as needed to ...

Specific Toolkits for SENDCos: Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD)

Cognition and Learning Toolkit for MLD learners Area of Need: Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD) The learner is working below age-related expectations across most subjects and ...

Suggestions for the SENDCo for Speech, Language and Communication Needs

Support staff/parents/carers to identify need: enable parents/carers and staff to understand typical speech, language and communication development provide access to recommended screening tools to enable professionals ...