Articles on Schools and learning (41)
Specialist resource bases in mainstream schools
The aim of a specialist resource base is to provide targeted support which enables children to make progress, achieve their identified outcomes and continue to access the mainstream curriculum while being provided with a specialist intervention programme. This may include additional and different provision, such…Speech and language therapy for school-aged children and young people
Children and young people with speech and language needs in their EHCP can access direct speech and language therapy at their school. Therapists work in partnership with schools, and provide staff with advice, training, and strategies to support the development of all school children’s speech,…Statutory Notice for Prescribed Alteration to All Saints Catholic College and Marlborough Primary School
STATUTORY NOTICE Notice is hereby given in accordance with section 19(3) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 that the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council intends to make a prescribed alteration to two maintained schools. The proposed alteration is to create and add…Strategies and Plans
Listed below are links to some relevant local strategies and plans related to special educational needs and disabilities. This page will be regularly updated: Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Strategy (2021-2024) This strategy sets out the plans of the borough to improve outcomes for local…Therapy, nursing and personal care in colleges
Since the Children and Families Act (2014) was introduced, many more young people with complex needs have chosen to go to college and to study for longer. To help their new learners, who have learning difficulties as well as extra health and care needs, colleges…Transferring between stages of education if your child has an EHCP
What is phase transfer? When a child or young person moves from one stage of education to another, this is called a phase transfer. Phase transfers happens whenever a child or young person makes the following transitions in their educational journey: early years setting to school infant…Types of educational setting and how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities
Drawn by Nico, age 6Across the Bi-borough, there are various types of schools and settings. These each provide support to children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) in different ways. The type of school or setting which is best-suited to a…What is alternative provision?
What is alternative provision? The DfE alternative provision statutory guidance defines alternative provision (also known as AP) as education arranged by the Local Authority for children resident in their borough in the following circumstances: Children who have been excluded (previously referred to as permanently excluded)…