• Home to school transport policy : Distance from home to school

    • they are available. All distances between pupils' homes and schools are measured using Lancashire County Council’s own mapping software and not any other internet measuring application. In this way, all children are assessed consistently. Distances will be calculated to the school point defined in this software
  • Help with essential household items : Making a referral

    • Referrals for the scheme must come from an approved referral organisation, with the consent of the service user, via an online application form. Whether you were an approved referral organisation as part of the previous scheme or wishing to become a referral organisation for the first time, you
  • Request a new permit scheme : Essential criteria

    • will not normally be considered for less than 20 address points as defined by the electoral register. Houses of multiple occupancy will be treated as one address point. Houses that have been divided to flats will be treated as individual address points for each flat only if they are recognised
  • Food Allergy Awareness for Childcare Practitioners (Level 2)

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  • Prepare your business

    • Advice on gritting and winter maintenance to help you stay operational during winter.
  • Moving to Universal Credit from other benefits : What else you need to know

    • can apply for an advance payment as soon as your claim has been submitted, but this then has to be paid back out of future payments. You normally have to manage your claim digitally via an online account. You can ask for your claim to be managed by telephone if you are unable to operate an online
  • FAQ's

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  • Reduce, reuse, recycle

    • Recycling A to Z, what happens to your waste and recycling at home.
  • Reducing food waste

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  • Information, facts and figures

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  • Informal ESOL grant scheme : The Informal ESOL Grant Scheme

    • ). 'Resettlement areas' are defined as all local authorities resettling refugees under the government funded schemes. This includes all Local Authorities in Lancashire, with the exception of Blackburn with Darwen and Chorley who manage their own ESOL provision. The aims of the Informal ESOL Grant
  • Unavoidable closures map

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  • Money

    • If you have special educational needs or a disability, you could get money to help you with extra costs.
  • Documents required when giving notice : Proof of address

    • The registrar also needs proof of your individual address. Only items from the following list may be accepted. Please make sure all documents are original and not photocopies. If you bank online, we can accept a printed statement. All evidence must be paper-based as the exact document may need
  • SEMH school in Lancaster : Application process

    • Academy sponsors wishing to express an interest in the new school for primary aged pupils identified as having social, emotional and mental health needs should do so by completing the application form available online. You need to complete a free school application, which consists of two forms
  • Reports and Guidance

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  • Finance

    • Benefits information and services that provide grants to children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, and their families.
  • Support for resettlers: ESOL

    • English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
  • Voice of the child : Further examples and links

    • Mats is a social enterprise whose vision is to improve the lives of people with communication difficulties, and those close to them, by increasing their capacity to communicate effectively about things that matter to them. Range of free and to buy resources. Listening to Young Children (2003) Penny
  • 7. Joint Arrangements

    • This section sets out the joint arrangements that the Council has made to work in partnership with other councils and bodies.