Schools, Colleges & Post 16 Provision

Full opening guidance available below:

• Special schools and other specialist settings
• Mainstream schools and alternative provision
• Actions for early years and childcare providers during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
• Guidance for further education and skills providers

Halton Borough Council

• Welcoming children and young people safely back to school/education – here you will find lots of resources, video clips and information to support the safe return of pupils across the Borough
• COVID-19 School Additional Measures HBC Letter to Parents and Carers – 17 Sept 2020

Guide for children and young people the Children’s commissioner for England has published a guide for children to tell them some of the changes they might see when they go back to school this September as well as providing tips on how to cope if they’re feeling worried or nervous and helpful resources to stay safe

Support for parents/carers with many young people returning to school for the first time in many months Parent Info has published tips for parents and carers to help their primary and secondary school children and young people cope when returning to school

Department for Education blog features frequently asked questions around children returning to school in England

Contact information, advice and support for families with disabled children who are returning to school in September

To all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), their parents/carers and families, and others who support them

 Joint Dept for Health & Social Care and Dept for Education Ministerial Letter 30.4.2020

We are committed to continue to support the EHC Plan process, however, not all the assessment advice will be immediately available.  Assessments for an EHC Plan may look different as these are not currently being undertaken face to face. We have moved to do this work by telephone or video calls where possible. Our decision-making panels will still take place but this work will be done remotely. We will continue to review these necessary changes.

Please see details below about the consultation to shape the future of Youth Provision in the Borough with a view to launching a new look service late Spring 2021.  The Council will continue to provide a range of services and opportunities for Halton young people until the new service is fully embedded.

Consultation launched – deadline is 30 September 2020

Halton Borough Council’s Youth Service aims to secure, so far as reasonably practicable, equality of access for all young people to the positive, preventative and early help needed to improve their well-being. We must also find out and take into account young people’s views when making decisions about future youth provision and activities for them. The Council in partnership with Halton Youth Cabinet, Youth Focus North West, and Commonplace, are consulting the young people of Halton about future youth provision throughout September.

Can you please promote the link below to young people and they need to complete the survey by 30 September 30th 2020
https://haltonyouthserviceprovision.commonplace.is

Provision Update

• To support some of the more vulnerable young people from 1st August 2020 Halton Borough Council’s Early Help and Intervention team will provide dedicated Youth Support and Treatment to these young people in a holistic family way. For any young person needing 1-1 support for substance misuse please contact iCART: The team can be contacted during the hours of 9am to 5pm from Monday to Thursday and 9am to 4pm on Friday, call 0151 907 8305. If you have an urgent (safeguarding) concern outside these hours, please call the Emergency Duty Team (EDT) on 0345 0500148.
• The Council and the Youth Focus North West will support the Youth Cabinet and the Youth Parliament from 1st August ensuring they can still continue to meet and represent their members.
• Support has also been arranged for a number of other key groups that young people have advised are important to them including LGBTQI and Special Educational Needs.
• With support from the NW Region Duke of Edinburgh Awards team and through our registered local schools and settings this important programme will continue to be available in Halton.
• Finally as we know that there is a huge amount of good innovative work with young people happening within our local communities we are going to offer the opportunity for local organisations to apply for a small grant between £5,000 and £10,000 in late summer early Autumn.

• All Saints Upton Primary School and SEND Information Report 2018-19
• Astmoor Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• Beechwood Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• Bridgewater Park Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• Brookvale Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• Castle View Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• Daresbury Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• Ditton Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• Fairfield Primary School and SEND Information Report 2020-21
• Farnworth Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• Gorsewood Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• Hale CE Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• Halebank CE Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• Hallwood Park Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• Halton Lodge Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• Hill View Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019
• Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• Lunt’s Heath Primary School and SEND Information Report 2020
• Moore Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• Moorfield Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• Murdishaw West Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• Oakfield County Primary School and SEND Information Report 2020-21
• Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School and SEND Information Report 2020-21
• Palace Fields Primary School and SEND Information Report 2020-21
• Pewithall Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• Runcorn All Saints CE Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• Simms Cross Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• St Augustines Catholic Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• St Basil’s Catholic Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• St Bedes Catholic Infants School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• St Bedes Catholic Junior School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• St Berteline’s CE Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• St Clement’s Catholic Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• St Edward’s Catholic Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• St Gerard’s Catholic Primary School & Nursery School and SEND Information Report 2019
• St John Fisher Catholic Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• St Martin’s Primary School and SEND Information Report September 2019-20
• St Mary’s Halton CE Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• St Michael’s Catholic Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School (Spinney Avenue) and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• The Brow Community Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019
• The Grange – Primary School (All Through School) and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• Victoria Road Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• Westfield Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• Weston Point Community Primary School and SEND Information Report 2018-2019
• Weston Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• Widnes Academy (Primary) and SEND Information Report 2018-19
• Windmill Hill Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• Woodside Primary School and SEND Information Report 2019-20

• Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy and Sixth Form Provision + SEND Information Report 2019-20
• Ormiston Chadwick Academy and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• Saints Peter and Paul Catholic College and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• Sandymoor and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• St Chads Catholic and Church of England High School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• The Grange – Secondary School (All Through School) and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• The Heath School and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• Wade Deacon High School (Secondary) and SEND Information Report 2018-19

Secondary Pupil Referral Unit (PRU)

• The Bridge School and SEND Information Report 2019-20

• Ashley School and SEND Information Report 2019-20 
• Brookfields Primary Special Academy and SEND Information Report 2019-20
• Cavendish High Academy and SEND Information Report 2018-19
• Chesnut Lodge School & Specialist SEN College and SEND Information Report

Halton Specialist Provision includes Resource Bases in mainstream schools for pupils with a range of SEND with staff trained, qualified and experienced in specific areas of needs.

Post 16 Provision update for Local Offer

• School Travel
• Independent Travel Training

Proposer Engagement Event for SEMH Free School

The Secretary of State decided that our joint bid with St Helen Borough Council to establish a Social, Emotional and Mental Health Free School in Halton Borough Council be approved to proceed to the next stage of the process, involving a trust competition

An engagement event  was held on Tuesday 21st May 2019 at the Select Stadium, Widnes. Contact: Ann McIntyre, Operational Director – Education, Inclusion and Provision  [email protected]

• Proposal Document
• Presentation 1 – Context and Specification SEMH
• Presentation 2 – New Schools Network
• DfE Guidance 

SEMH Free School – Update

A meeting was held on Thursday 19th September 2019 for organisations to meet with Parents and Carer representatives to discuss the proposed Joint SEMH Free School in Halton

A link to the Short Plan (updated September 2019), the original consultation document and a summary of the consultation outcomes can be found below:

• Special Provision Capital Fund Plan Updated Sept 2019
• Special Provision Capital Fund Consultation Document 
• Special Provision Capital Fund Response Report