Inclusion fund

  1. Overview
  2. Introduction
  3. Eligibility
  4. Value
  5. Types of support available
  6. Criteria
  1. Apply
  2. IF decisions
  3. Payment
  4. Review arrangements
  5. Use of inclusion fund monies

7. Apply

Applications to the Inclusion Fund form part of the graduated approach to meeting children's SEND. It is therefore expected that settings will have a range of evidence identifying the child's needs and the steps that they have taken to as part of their everyday practice, reasonable adjustments and SEN Support interventions to address these e.g. tracking over time and across the areas of learning and development within the EYFS, individual provision maps, targeted learning plans (TLPs), reviewed TLPs etc.

It should be noted that applications may not always result in requests for funding being agreed.

It should also be noted that applications for Inclusion Funding should not be made for children with a final Education Health and Care Plan as funding provision to meet their needs will be identified and supported through the statutory process.

Application forms

Examples of Inclusion Fund applications are available on the Early Years section of the Specialist Teaching Service website.

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