Age 16-18 – Typical characteristics of young people with Physical Needs

Physical Needs a young person may experience difficulties in the following areas: o Mobility, fine and gross motor difficulties.o Whole body movementso Moving around objects ...

SEND Funding for young children with SEND (Practice Guidance for Early Years Setting SENDCos)

After at least one cycle of the Graduated Approach, a Setting SENDCo may want to request extra funding to support the child’s access to the ...

Continually develop own practice (The Role of the Early Years Setting SENDCo)

Effective practitioners reflect on their own practice and undertake continuous professional development. The Early Years SENDCo will: understand:own responsibilities to children with SEND, their carers/parentsthe ...

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