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January 13, 2025

Successful applicants for Accessibility Funding to improve inclusion in Mainstream Schools 2019-20

Below are summary details of the projects that were successful in improving inclusion within mainstream via the Accessibility Funding in 2019-20. Torquay Boys Grammar School ...

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January 13, 2025

Managing divided visual attention for hearing impaired pupils

Pupils with hearing difficulties often rely on clues from lip reading and need to look at whoeveris speaking as well as listening in order to ...

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February 5, 2025

Supporting the learning environment – Early Years – Communication and Interaction

Ensure to provide a ‘total communication environment’ in the setting.  This involves the adults as well as the physical provision.  Building a total communication environment ...

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February 5, 2025

Documents to support Early Years – Cognition and Learning

(Suggested assessments and references that are not listed in any particular order) Characteristics of Effective Learning – page 22 Birthto5Matters-download.pdf  Development Matters - Non-statutory curriculum ...

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February 5, 2025

Supporting children with speech, language and communication needs which impact on their social, emotional and mental health needs – Early Years – Social, Emotional and Mental Health

Language development is central to self-regulation: children use language to guide their actions and plans e.g. self-talk which we can model to show our own ...

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February 4, 2025

Age 16-18 -Suggestions for the SENDCo for Sensory and Physical Needs

Liaising with Torbay Hearing Support Service - Family Hub / Torbay VI (Visual Impairment) Service - Family Hub specialist teachers for advice and guidance, pre-entry. ...

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February 4, 2025

Age 16-18 – Universal Support for Dyscalculia

All staff will: Provide starter and/or plenary retrieval quiz to support memory and retention. Provide coloured paper for handouts. Exercise books with coloured pages. Provide ...

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February 18, 2025

Requesting an Education, Health and Care needs assessment (Practice Guidance for Early Years Setting SENDCos)

“Where, despite the setting having taken relevant and purposeful action to identify, assess and meet the special educational needs of the child, the child has ...

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August 28, 2025

The Role of the Early Years Advisory Teacher (EYAT) for Inclusion (Practice Guidance for Early Years Setting SENDCos)

The Early Years Advisory Teacher for Inclusion will work in close partnership with the Special Educational Needs and Disability Co-ordinators (SENDCos) in Early Years Settings ...

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April 15, 2026

Torbay Locality Model Pilot

What is a Locality Model? A Locality Model is not a new concept and many Local Areas have adopted the principles in their own locality ...

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