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Frequently Asked Questions
In this section we are compiling the most frequently asked questions. If you have a question which is not listed, please contact Information Advice and Support.EHCP Exemplar 2017
Education, Health and Care plans 2017 The purpose of this document is to support the development of skills in writing good quality Education Health and Care Plans. Please open the attached document to see examples of good practiceSEND Code of Practice
The revised SEND Code of Practice came into effect on 1 September 2014 and applies to children and young people aged 0 to 25 years.Lee Scott's Report - Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) 2016
At the Contact a Family / National Network of Parent Carer Forums Conference , Edward Timpson announced the publication of the report produced by Lee Scott. His report can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-experiences-with-schools-and-colleges In March 2016, the former Secretary of State Nicky Morgan invited Lee Scott…Personal Budgets for young people
Personal Budgets and Education, Health and Care Plans What is it? A Personal Budget is when the places that support you work out how much money they are spending on your support. For example, they might look at how much it costs to pay for…Information Advice & Support for a young person
Are you aged 25 or under? Are you disabled or do you have special educational needs? Special educational needs are when you need extra support to learn things. The law says that you can get information, advice and support. You can come to us if…EHC Needs Assessment for a young person
Finding out what support you need Sometimes we might need extra help in school, college or training. To find out if you need extra support, you might have an Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment. This is a careful look at what you might need…Information and advice on Apprenticeships
Information regarding funding high needs students on apprenticeships can be found in the funding principles for 2015/16. Apprenticeships Apprenticeships are also another option for high needs students. High needs funding for apprentices is met by the EFA through the SFA’s apprenticeship funding methodology, in summary…The Care and Support Jargon Buster
The Care and Support Jargon Buster is a plain English guide to the most commonly used social care words and phrases and what they mean. The definitions were developed and tested by a steering group that included people who use services, carers, representatives from local…