What is meant by Neurodiversity?

April 24, 2025

Torbay Young Peoples views about Supported Internships

Local Supported Internships for young people aged between 17 and 20 have taken place in various employment settings and in various job roles - these ...

February 4, 2025

Age 16-18 – Targeted SEND Support Strategies or Interventions for Sensory and Physical Needs

Creation and maintenance of effective Support Plans, including ISPs. Note this may be led by other services, such as medical, behavioural, safeguarding and wellbeing etc. ...

February 4, 2025

Age 16-18 – What is meant by Dyscalculia?

Dyscalculia is a difficulty in learning, understanding and using maths. Download the 16 – 18 Graduated Response toolkit here: 16 - 18 Graduated Response Toolkit

February 18, 2025

Relevant skills and knowledge (The Role of the Early Years Setting SENDCo)

There is a range of resources and advice, information and training available, for example: Torbay Family Hub Local Offer Torbay SEND Local Offer - Family ...

February 14, 2025

Torbay SEND Strategy – 2023

Torbay’s Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy sets out a vision ‘to create a healthy, happy Torbaywhere individuals and communities can thrive’. Children and young people ...

February 14, 2025

Progress Towards Our Written Statement of Action

The Torbay Written Statement of Action (WSoA) was created in 2022 following our 2021 Ofsted and CQC Inspection in 2021 and Joint area SEND inspection ...

January 13, 2025

Residential care home

For some people, residential care is more appropriate. This tends to be for young people with more complex needs, because of their physical need, health ...

January 8, 2025

Learning English as an Additional Language (EAL) in the Early Years

Tracking language delelopment of children learning EAL - exemplar - pdf Practical Strategies to support children with EAL - pdf Child observation sheet for Early ...

June 18, 2025

The Torbay Belonging Strategy

The Torbay Belonging Strategy has been created to support children and young people to maintain their school places by recognising and meeting need. Belonging Strategy ...

February 4, 2025

Specific Toolkits for SENDCos: Post 16

Cognition and Learning: General learning difficulties SEND support: Needs to be met from core funding for learners aged 16 to 19+ with general learning difficulties ...