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August 20, 2023

How are Short Breaks paid for?

After a Short Breaks plan has been agreed by the Access to Resources panel, as required to meet the family’s needs, they are included in ...

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December 30, 2024

Social care needs and personal budgets

When you move from one Local Authority area to a different Local Authority area the support you receive from social care may change. This is ...

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December 15, 2024

Paying for Further Education

Courses in English and Maths, up to GCSE level are usually free. Other further education courses are free until the age of 19, up to ...

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January 13, 2025

Disagreement resolution (disagreements about SEND provision)

Disagreement resolution is a voluntary process that can only take place if all parties agree.  It is available to parents of all children and young people ...

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April 21, 2026

Singing Hands – Songs in Makaton

Singing Hands – for useful examples of Makaton signing in song have a look at a range of Singing Hands YouTube videos to share with children and practitioners, ...

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April 21, 2026

The ‘Understanding’ Iceberg

This is a tool to help you identify and record the specific behaviours that you observe and then consider the underlying factors that might be ...

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April 21, 2026

Developing an Emotional Regulation Plan

Please see the following guidance examples below and get MSWord versions of these blank templates from the download button. Emotional Regulation Plan example including highlighted ...

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January 10, 2025

Who can appeal to the SEND Tribunal?

To be able to appeal, you must be: a parent. In education law ‘parent’ means you are either a birth parent, have acquired parental responsibility ...

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January 13, 2025

Would the attendance of the child or young person be incompatible with the provision of efficient education for others?

This is one of the three legal tests that may apply when naming a school on an EHCP. This legal test requires it being clearly proven ...

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January 13, 2025

What happens after the Annual Review meeting?

After the Annual review meeting of a child or young person's EHCP, the school or college prepares a report summarising the results of the review ...

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