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  • Help Documents

    Useful Documents In this section you will find a variety of help documents. These are aimed to allow you to help yourself. There are documents to help you write a CV , prepare for an interview and many other documents. Please see the Useful Documents links on the right hand site of the page. These are all downloadable. If you feel you need more support than these documents provide, please contact us: youth.services@sheffield.gov.uk 0114 273 4462 (Monday to Friday 1pm – 5pm) Useful Links Sheffield Futures National Career Service…

  • About Us

    Our vision will ensure Young Sheffielders can achieve their goals and ambitions and benefit from the future economic prosperity of the city. They will contribute to, and benefit from, supportive and dynamic neighbourhoods with access to a wide range of youth, leisure, cultural and recreational op…

  • What is SEND?

    a bereavement, or English is not their first language. They would not class as having SEND. Other support would be provided for these children or young people. Special educational provision definition Provision is: what a school provides for its pupils to support their learning…

  • What is a SENCO?

    to be completed within 3 years of appointment. This is also excellent professional development for experienced SENCOs as well. How a SENCO can support parents If a parent has a concern about their child they should speak with their class teacher in the first. If concerns persist then parents can request… of being in the same locality as the linked feeder Secondary school. Each Locality has a: named lead Headteacher responsible for SEND a City-wide SENCO a Locality Lead SENCOs They are available to offer advice and guidance to SENCOs in schools. They also give support through Locality Panels. City-Wide SENCOs work across the city to offer: support for individual cases support at whole school level. This is to help put in place SEND systems, policies and provision. design and deliver training based on local needs and priorities. …

  • Identification of special educational needs in school

    Class and subject teachers for all pupils carryout regular assessments of progress. If a child shows slower progress than expected then: the relevant member of staff should check if the child may have special educational needs or disability (SEND). This is with support from the Special… existing pastoral support provision can help. They could also make adjustments to regular classroom teaching. This is without requiring specific SEND Support. In such cases, a clear date should be set for reviewing your child/young person's progress. This is known as the Assess, Plan, Do Review cycle. It follows a graduated approach. This is where: assessments are undertaken a plan is discussed and put in place the provision and support is put in place it is reviewed. This is within a given timescale and involves staff, parents and the child/young person. The school may…

  • Resources for Schools

    Links and documents Inclusion Taskforce - guidance and resources. This includes training videos, flowcharts, forms and templates. It is part of the Learn Sheffield website. Click the logo below for more information. Inclusion Taskforce - training Training schools can attend is on the Inclusion …

  • Requesting an Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment

    or young person’s SEN evidence of the action already being taken by the early years provider, school or post-16 institution to meet the child or young person’s SEN evidence that where progress has been made, it has only been as the result of much additional intervention and support over and above… approach. The graduated approach is a four-part cycle, where the school: assesses the child or young person’s needs, plans the support they need, does the work reviews whether it has made a difference. Schools use a document called an Extended Support Plan/My Plan. This is for children who have long-term needs and need support from a range of services. The local authority would like to see at least two assess-plan-do-review cycles (over two school terms). This is through the Extended Support Plan/MyPlan before requesting an EHC needs assessment. For more information about…

  • Deciding whether to issue an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan

    educational needs. They consider if they need specialist support set out by an EHC Plan. They look at: What has already been done to meet needs and what else could be put in place? Education providers are required to identify needs, provide support, review this, make changes and introduce extra support where needed. If there is evidence the child or young person has not made the expected progress. This is despite the education provider taking relevant action. If it is decided not to issue an EHC plan The local authority will confirm this by letter. Contact SENDSARS first if you have any questions about the letter. They are there to support you and your child/young person. The letter will also tell you how you can speak to a mediator and appeal against this decision to the SEND Tribunal. Please see What if I disagree with a decision? If it is agreed to issue an EHC plan…

  • The final Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan

    The local authority must issue a final EHC plan within 20 weeks of the assessment request. Any changes made should be the ones you asked for at the draft stage. The local authority must secure the special educational provision written into plan. The NHS Integrated Care Board must arrange the health provision. If you and your family have questions about the content of the EHC plan Contact SENDSARS first. They are there to support you and your child/young person. You can appeal to the SEND tribunal or take part in mediation if you have concerns about the content of the plan. You have… (Sheffield SEN and Disability Information Advice and Support) can give impartial information, advice and support with the EHC needs assessment process . IPSEA (Independent Parental Special Education Advice) have published a useful checklist. This helps you check the plan section by section. You can…

  • If you have any concerns on current school placement

    If you have any concerns about how your child’s needs are being met by their current school you can: Talk to their teacher, school SENCO or SEN school governor Contact Sheffield’s SEN and Disability Information, Advice, and Support for advice and support: www.sheffieldsendias.org.uk Email: ssendias@sheffield.gov.uk Telephone: 0114 273 6009 …