• Support at a school or educational setting

    Support at a school or educational setting - What is SEN support? - Who is responsible for SEN Support? - Reasonable adjustments - SEN Information Report - Moving to Norfolk - Elective home education - Jargon buster - SEN support frequently asked questions and useful links

  • Engagement and Advice Team updates

    … Parents’ Evenings at Open Academy for Year 9, Mile Cross Primary and Ormiston Herman Academy. We really enjoyed supporting families with advice about SEND processes, school support and next steps. At East Harling Primary School, we took part in a small but brilliant SEND marketplace event. The event was well …

  • Applying for an EHCP

    … for the parent/carers views on what support they believe the child needs at a school or placement. It also asks how they believe this support can be best given. This section also asks if there are any things that have worked well before and this can be at home …

  • Individual Healthcare Plans (not SEN support plans or EHCP's)

    Individual Healthcare Plans (not SEN support plans or EHCP's) An Individual Healthcare Plan (IHCP) is for children and young people that have ongoing health care needs such as continence difficulties, medication administration, diabetes or epilepsy. If your child has health care needs they should have an IHCP whilst at …

  • Medication in Education settings

    … medication, emergency medication, ongoing medical treatments, or over‑the‑counter medication where agreed. Legal Responsibilities - Schools must follow the Department for Education guidance: Supporting pupils at school with medical conditions. - They must ensure pupils with medical needs can attend school as normally as possible and put safe systems in place …

  • Medical needs

    … conditions at school - GOV.UK Children, young people and their families should be fully involved in the arrangements made about their support needs and arrangements. Schools must also publish a SEN Information Report explaining how they identify and support children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Most schools publish …

  • Who is responsible for SEN Support?

    … individuals living fulfilling lives • make a successful transition into adulthood Every school is required to identify and address the SEN of the pupils that they support. Mainstream schools, which in this chapter includes maintained schools and academies that are not special schools, maintained nursery schools, 16 to19 academies, alternative provision …

  • How to complete a SEND35 form to lodge an appeal with the SEND Tribunal Information page (not appealing a refusal to assess for an EHCP)

    … January 2023. The staff at the school the LA have named have been on a one-day training course in supporting pupils with autism. The school we wish to be named is an autism specific school where all staff are trained and have experience working with pupils with autism. The …

  • Moving to Norfolk with a child or young person with SEND

    … Local Offer to understand SEND services and support available in the county. - Gather relevant SEND related documentation, such as: - Assessment reports - EHCPs or draft EHCPs - School reports - Recommendations from professionals - Use the Norfolk School Finder tool to look at local schools near the new home. - Begin preparing the child or …

  • Working with the School

    Working with the School Parents and school are equal partners working together to find ways to support children/young people and include their views. The views of the child should be at the heart of any discussion. The SEND Code of Practice 2015says: “Parents know their children best and it …

  • SENDIASS Spotlight - April 26

    … Below is a snapshot of what we have been up to this month. Teen Agency Event: We were delighted to attend the Teen Agency event at Diss High School, a fantastic day focused on helping young people learn about the support available to them locally, particularly around mental health and …

  • SEN support Frequently Asked Questions

    … should review the child/young person’s progress and the difference that the help has made. Every mainstream school gets a basic funding entitlement to support children with SEN. Arrange a meeting with the Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) and class teacher at your child’s setting to discuss …

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