SEN support and EHC plans
Information for professionals.
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Support guides
SEN Support guide
Help for all practitioners and providers to identify how conditions can affect children and young people and how to access support with or without a diagnosis.
Support reference guide
Information for education providers including useful service contacts, links and the graduated response: road map of support and guidance.
Forms, templates and guidance
Graduated response and related tools
- Graduated response - SEND continuum of need process map (PDF 246 KB)
- Early Help Assessment
- SEND toolkit for educational settings
- SEND self-evaluation tool (PDF 918 KB) this document includes information about the use of SEND support plans and the graduated approach as part of a good practice and self-assessment tool for early years settings, schools, academies and further education provision.
- Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA) guidance
- SEND local offer