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January 9, 2025

Element 1 – Basic pre-pupil entitlement – Core funding

This money comes from the Schools block of the Designated Schools Grant (DGS). Schools, academies and Free schools all get money for each pupil, based ...

February 6, 2025

Assessing and reviewing via Baseline and ongoing assessments

It is reasonable to expect that schools and settings should undertake baseline assessments at the start of any interventions, as this will enable staff to ...

December 28, 2024

What SEND help and support can you expect school to provide?

Every school must publish an SEN information report about the SEND provision the school makes. You should be able to find your child or young ...

December 28, 2024

Placement in mainstream schools

The majority of children with special educational needs will have their needs met in mainstream school at SEND support within the SEND Support and Provision ...

August 26, 2023

Element 2 – Notional SEN Budget

This money comes from the Schools block of the Designated Schools Grant (DGS). Schools, academies and free schools all have an amount identified within their ...

March 3, 2025

SEND Frequently Asked Questions

The Torbay SEND team have created this document to help with frequently asked questions. Our goal is to streamline communication and provide you with quicker ...

February 6, 2025

Tracking Pupil Progress using tools and frameworks in Early Years

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 ...

December 28, 2024

Who decides what SEND Support your child or young person will get in school?

The SEND Code of Practice says: Class and subject teachers, supported by the senior leadership team, should make regular assessments of progress for all pupils. These should ...

March 31, 2025

Element 3 – Top-up funding – High Needs Block

This is provided from the high needs block element of the Designated Schools Grant (DGS), and is aimed mainly, though not exclusively, at pupils with ...

February 6, 2025

Tracking Pupil Progress using tools and frameworks for School age children

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 ...