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February 4, 2025

Service offer or referral pathway for Neurodiversity

‘First Steps’ Multi-Disciplinary Drop-in – For education settings held online every month (Child Health and Children and Family Health Devon). This is available for education ...

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January 10, 2025

Extended SEND Tribunal Appeals (including recommendations for health and/or social care)

Extended appeals to the First-tier Tribunal (SEND), allow the tribunal to make non-binding recommendations about the health and social care aspects of Education, Health and ...

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August 24, 2023

Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)

PECS is specifically designed for children with ASD and/or significant communication difficulties.  The aim is for the child to communicate requests and intent through picture ...

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January 13, 2025

Types of Disability Discrimination – Harassment

Harassment happens if the unwanted actions of an education provider violate the claimants dignity or creates an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for ...

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January 8, 2025

10 Tips when using an assistive listening device

10 Tips when using a Radio Aid Make sure that the transmitter and receiver are working – a pupil will know whether it is working ...

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January 8, 2025

What happens when a draft EHCP is issued?

When you receive the draft Education, Health and Care plan (EHCP) you will also have been sent a form (A2) to complete and return. The ...

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the children's society

January 8, 2025

Checkpoint – Phoenix Youth Group

The Phoenix group is for young people living with learning disabilities, physical disabilities or who are socially isolated. The group offers a safe place to get ...

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February 24, 2025

Early Years Education Toolkit – Children and Family Health

Children & Family Health Devon’s Toolkit is appropriate for children aged 0 – 4. This toolkit has been designed to support families, carers and professionals who ...

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Support of the UK Government

January 13, 2025

Discrimination within education

Part 6 of Equality Act 2010 (EqA) covers all aspects of educational life to do with how an education provider treats current, prospective, and past ...

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January 13, 2025

Types of Disability Discrimination – Victimisation

This is when the claimant is treated unfairly as a result of: making an allegation of, or complaint about discrimination; or supporting someone or giving ...

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