Useful Information & Documents

1. Check with your local Halton Children Centres as they may have items available  Runcorn Children Centres and Widnes Children Centres
2. Most supermarkets have non-branded school clothing available for purchase at a very low-cost
3. Your child’s school may be able to provide support with the school uniform – you should contact them in the first instance
4. Check the school website to access their School Uniform Policy for information on how they can help
5. You could contact the school by phone or email to seek their help
6. During school holidays, staff may still be available in school for you to contact them for advice by email
7. If you don’t manage to get in touch with the school before the start of the new term, the Council’s Education Welfare Service advise that you don’t keep your child off school if you don’t have the correct school uniform.  Keeping your child off school without their permission would be classed as an unauthorised school absence
8. You should dress your child for school in appropriate clothing i.e. plain trousers/skirt, plain polo t-shirt and/or a plain jumper
9. As soon as possible on the first day of term, contact the school to seek their advice and ask for support (if you have been unable to contact school before this date)

• Transition Hints and Tips
• Leaving School – What Next?

• Elective Home Education Guidance Booklet for Parents and Carers

The North West SEND Regional Network is a partnership of all 23 Local Areas across the North West of England providing monthly newsletters, resources, information and links to the other Local Offer websites

• North West SEND Regional Network
• Local Area Information

DAF is to support access to early years childcare provision by supporting providers in making reasonable adjustments to their settings and/or help build inclusive capacity (this may be for the child in question or to benefit children as a whole attending the setting).

Detailed information about the DAF eligibility criteria, entitlement, documentary evidence required, procedure, payment and application process can be found in the:

• Disability Access Fund Early Years Policy 31.5.17
• DAF Declaration Form 31.5.17
  • Completed by the parent/carer with legal responsibility
  • Submitted for payment by the provider

• Accessibility Strategy (this will be updated shortly)
• SEND Strategy

Governing bodies have a statutory duty (Children and Families Act 2014) to ensure schools make arrangements to support pupils with medical conditions.  A medical conditions policy is required to ensure pupils with medical conditions have full access to education, including physical education and school trips.

• Tuition Policy for children and young people unable to attend school due to a medical condition
• Tuition Referral Form
• School Asthma Policy
• Supporting Pupils at School with Medical Conditions
• Basic Medication Awareness for Schools

Helps to support children with SEND can include High Needs funding (Element 3), Early Years Discretionary Top-up funding, blocks of specialist teaching, Outreach, advice and recommendations from specialist teachers

• SEND Support Plan
• Review Form Early Years – SEND Support Plan
• Request for SEND Service Involvement
• Blocks of Specialist Teaching

• Graduated Approach in Schools Guidance
• Early Years Graduated Approach
• Cognition and Learning
• Cognition and Learning 2
• Communication and Interaction Needs UTS
• Hearing Impairment
• Visual Impairment
• Physical Medical
• SEMH Strategies

This document is currently being updated and will be available shortly