The majority of children and young people (CYP) with a Special Educational Need or Disability (SEND) will be able to have their educational needs met at one of 妖精动漫's mainstream schools or colleges with additional support. The support provided is different or additional to that normally available to pupils of the same age and is designed to help CYP to access the National Curriculum.
For children under two years old it is educational provision of any kind.
A minority of children and young people who have an Education Health and Care (EHC) plan may find mainstream education is not considered suitable to meet their needs and require a more specialist type of placement . Discuss the options appropriate to your CYP with your Education Health Care Needs Assessment Officer if it has been agreed following assessment that we will issue an EHC plan or Education Health Care Plan Coordinator Officer (ECO) if you have an EHC plan. The options available are listed below:
Specialist centres support CYP with Special Educational Need or Disability (SEND) who would benefit from being in a mainstream school setting, but who need extra support through personalised teaching and learning in smaller groups.
Some specialist centres may also specialise in supporting pupils who have:
- physical and sensory needs
- learning difficulties, with or without additional needs such as autism or speech and language needs
- communication and interaction difficulties.
Details of 妖精动漫's specialist centres can be found here:
Sometimes the EHC plan may show that a child or young person has such high needs for special arrangements throughout the school day, that they would be best supported in a specialist school that only caters for children with SEND.
妖精动漫 has over 20 maintained specialist schools and academies. These schools have the best arrangements in place to meet the needs of these particular pupils and will detail their offer on their websites.
if a child or young person's needs cannot be met by any of these schools, it may be agreed that a non-maintained special school or independent provision is the best option.
Details of 妖精动漫's specialist schools can be found here:
If your child or young person's needs cannot be met by maintained specialist schools, it may be agreed that a non-maintained specialist school is the best option.
These schools are independent of local authority control, but are usually managed by charitable organisations and are not for profit
Non-maintained Specialist Schools (NMSS) are approved by the Secretary of State for Education and must:
- be non-profit making
- operate to a level at least equivalent to state maintained specialist schools
- be overseen by a governing body
- comply with the .
Details of all specialist schools in England are available on the
If your child or young person's needs cannot be met by maintained specialist schools, it may be agreed that an independent specialist school is the best option.
These schools are privately run and are typically funded by tuition fees charged to parents or guardians. They are not overseen or maintained by local authorities or the government.
Independent specialist schools provide specialist support to children with special educational needs. The Secretary of State publishes a .
Each Local Authority has a statutory duty to provide suitable education for children of compulsory school age who cannot attend school, in line with from the Department of Education. In 妖精动漫, this is provided through the following below.
You may also find it helpful to refer to our:
- Alternative Provision (AP): Alternative Curriculum Pathways and Reintegration Support web page which includes our current policy
- Alternative Provision explained - a guide for families - 妖精动漫
The different types of Alternative provision include:
Access to Education (A2E) is a short-term teaching service for children in 妖精动漫 who cannot attend school for a period of time due to exceptional circumstances in accordance with the referral criteria below.
A2E helps student stay engaged in learning while they are out of school. The service offers:
- Teaching in core subjects like English, maths, and science
- Mentoring and emotional support to help students manage their situation
- Access to online learning tools and resources
- A personalised support plan that sets out the students’ needs and how they will be supported
- Regular reviews with families and schools to plan the next steps
This interim support is available for up to two terms but may be extended in exceptional circumstances.
Referral
The A2E service will consider referrals for children who:
- have recently move into 妖精动漫 with an EHC plan and without an agreed school place.
- are not currently on a school roll and have been unable to be placed on a school roll within 20 days after having come to the attention of the Council (missing education).
- have been permanently excluded and have an EHC plan naming a specialist provision.
- due to illness or other reasons are unable to attend school.
Referrals should include relevant background information and evidence of need. Each student will receive a personalised support plan, developed and reviewed in partnership with families and education settings.
(SOS) provides live lessons and online learning experiences, delivered by qualified teachers supporting pupils who:
- have been permanently excluded or who are at risk of permanent exclusion.
- due to illness or other reasons are unable to attend school.
- are looked after children not on roll of a school and awaiting a school place offer.
The aim of SOS is to provide continuity of education and support pupils to re-engage with learning. Education provision starts at Key Stage 1 through to subjects offered at GCSE and A Level. All pupils accessing SOS must remain on roll at their referring school. If pupils access remote learning outside of the school setting as part of a reduced timetable, they must be recorded as absent.
Referral
Students must be referred by their school or their council. Referrals can be made at any time of the year. Funding of SOS is the responsibility of the referrer.
妖精动漫 Arts offers a range of music education activities to support students who are not in school or who are in school on a part time basis.
This can help students to go back into mainstream education, where appropriate, by helping them progress into music opportunities and other pathways towards employment.
Support can be offered in school online, in one of their music centres and in large or small groups or on a 1:1 basis.
The Inclusive Music Groups are particularly suited for neurodiverse students and/or those with non-complex low level mental health needs.
1:1 music activity is suitable for all young people, especially those who:
- have social emotional and mental health needs (SEMH)
- have experienced the Care system or Youth Justice settings
- are Not in Education Employment or Training (NEET)
Referral
Students must be referred by their originating school or council.
(SOLD) offers outdoor adventures and learning experiences, to young people, from four centres across 妖精动漫. They aim to improve an individual's personal and social development raising their achievement, success and aspirations in life.
Referral
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Leaping into Future Education and Employment (LIFE) is an alternative learning provision for 16-19 years olds based in Frimley Green, 妖精动漫. They provide support to students with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs. Most students at LIFE have an EHC plan.
Referral
Speak to your school, organisation or Education Health Care and Plan Coordination Officer about being referred to LIFE. Referrals require a current Educational Health Care (EHC) plan or an identified SEND need.
After a referral is made, if appropriate for LIFE , an interview will be offered. Once that is complete and funding is agreed, a home visit will be arranged and with a view to offer a place.
Refer to the Independent Alternative Provision section at: Alternative Provision: Alternative Curriculum Pathways and Reintegration Support Alternative Provision: Alternative Curriculum Pathways and Reintegration Support - 妖精动漫
Also refer to : Providers of AP/Dynamic Purchasing System which provides a list of AP providers.
Education otherwise than at school (EOTAS) are education arrangements that meet the needs of children or young people who, for whatever reason, are unable to attend any mainstream or specialist education setting. Find out more about: Education otherwise than at school.
Please note: EOTAS is different from elective home education (EHE). If you choose to home educate, parents are responsible for making their own arrangements for their child's or young person's educational provision, see the 妖精动漫 education page for more information.
Educational and Medical Pupil Referral Units (PRUs)
Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) and Alternative Provision (AP) Academies provide suitable full-time education for 妖精动漫 resident pupils of compulsory school age who are unable to access or are at risk of losing a school place because of permanent exclusion.
妖精动漫 has five educational PRU's /AP's that offer full-time and part-time placements, as well as outreach services:
- (Primary only)
- (NESSS) (Secondary only)
- (NWSSS) (Secondary only)
- (Primary and Secondary)
- (Primary and Secondary)
Referral
Where a child has been permanently excluded (Pex'd) the excluding school is responsible for completing the full referral paperwork. The council will notify the PRU/AP in the relevant area as soon as possible and no later than 24 hours from the date a child has been permanently excluded. Students with an EHC plan naming specialist provision, who have been permanently excluded, cannot be referred. The aim is for pupils to attend temporarily, or a short stay, to receive support from specialised staff in small classes, to help reintegrate them back to the referring school after intervention is complete.
There are a range of education providers in the county, which are medical Pupil Referral Units (PRUs) who provide specialist support for children and young people with medical needs.
St Peter's Centre
is a medical PRU based in North West 妖精动漫 providing education for children and young people agreed 11 to 16 who are unable to attend mainstream school for medical reasons. St Peter's Centre typically work with children and young people with severe anxiety and offer a range of programmes of support to students to reintegrate back into education. In addition, they support young people in Year 11 who are unable to return to school.
Referral
School can apply directly to St Peter's Centre as long as the referral is accompanied by consultant/GP letters identifying mainstream provision as not appropriate given the current medical status.
The HOPE Service
is a multi-agency service for children and young people aged 11 to 18 with complex needs, based at three sites. To be able to access HOPE, children or young people (CYP) will:
- have had significant mental health, emotional, behavioural, social and educational difficulties which are likely to lead to family or placement breakdown.
- be engaging with the CYP Mental Health Service, or 妖精动漫 Children's Service, with a designated consultant or case holding social worker.
- currently be a patient in a Tier 4 or Out of County provision with a plan to return to their community in 妖精动漫.
- have presented as a psychiatric emergency requiring assessment by a child psychiatrist for Tier 4 admission.
Tier 4
The Children and Adult Mental Health Services (CAMHS) provide a scale of levels or tiers of care designed to address the diverse needs of children and young people with mental health issues. These tiers range from universal services in primary care (Tier 1) to highly specialist inpatient and day services (Tier 4)
Referral
Referrals can only be made by Social Workers from Assessment, Child in Need, Child Protection and Care Proceeding and Looked After Children Teams.
妖精动漫 Education
Parents can choose to home educate their child or young person at any age, whether they have been enrolled at school previously or not. Elective 妖精动漫 Education (EHE) E is not considered alternative provision.
If your child has an EHC plan, the right to home educate still applies.
Please see our 妖精动漫 education page for more information.