These Guides have been developed for the consideration, identification and support for school age children and young people in Halton who have difficulties in the SEND areas of need.  They provide strategies and resources for teachers to employ through the initial stages of the Graduated Approach: Universal and Quality First Teaching; SEND Support targeted and SEND Support specialist.

These Guides should be used in conjunction with information found in the Graduated Approach Strategy Toolkit.

Cognition and Learning

• Universal Teaching Strategies
• Generalised Learning Difficulties

Communication and Interaction

• Universal Teaching Strategies
• Appendix

Physical, Sensory and Medical

• pdnet Standards for Schools-Physical-Sensory-Medical
• Physical Medical
• Physical and Sensory

Hearing Impairment

• Hearing Impairment

Vision Impairment

• Vision Impairment

Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH)

• Social, Emotional and Mental Health-SEMH
• Social, Emotional, Mental Health (SEMH) Strategies

• Graduated Approach – Glossary of Terms
• 1. Introduction to the Halton Graduated Approach
• 2. Summary of SEND Reforms
• 3. Identifying Children and Young People’s Needs
• 4. Specialist Provision in Halton

Please note: Early Years content is also included in the Assess, Plan, Do, Review section

5. Early Years 0-5 Introduction
5.1 Special Educational Needs – Some Definitions
5.3 The role of the Early Years and Area SENCO in Halton
5.4 TALK Halton

• 6. new Summary-Halton Graduated Approach
• 6.1 Assess-Plan-Do-Review The Graduated Approach to SEND (update in progress – NEW format ASSESS PLAN, DO, REVIEW cycles)

• NEW 6.2 Assess
• NEW 6.3 Plan
• NEW 6.4 Do
• NEW 6.5 Review

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  6.6 Identification and Progress Monitoring – Assess Plan Do Review Cycle

• 6.7 Quick Reference Guide – Graduated Approach Cycles
• 6.8 HIgh Needs Funding  Arrangements Guidance

For Schools short-term Discretionary Top-up Funding (DTUF) please refer to the information under the SEND Useful Information & Documents heading further below on this page

• As part of the graduated approach, schools, colleges and settings can access support from a range of Educational, Health and Care Services for children and young people with SEND.
• Support can be accessed for varying levels of need, not just for those who are undergoing an EHC assessment or have an EHC Plan.
• Halton has developed a multi-agency Partnership Group, involving representatives of Education, Health and Social Care to make joint decisions about the allocation of SEND provision, services in Halton work together to support families.
• Halton has adopted the ‘tell us once’ approach through multi-agency person-centred planning meetings which are undertaken as part of the EHC assessment process.

SECTIONS:

• 7.1 Sources of Support- Education
• 7.2 Sources of Support-Health
• 7.2a Halton CAMHS involvement within the Graduated Approach
• 7.2b Halton CAMHS – Current Link Workers for schools
• 7.3 Sources of Support-Care
• 7.4 Halton Local Offer

• 8. Education, Health and Care Assessment Process

  Useful video clips

  • What is an EHCP?
  • What is a Person-Centred Planning Meeting?
  • What is an Annual Review of the EHC Plan?

• EHC assessment process information is available on the Halton Local Offer – Education, Health and Care Plan section 
• EHC Plan application, supporting documents and EHCP Review documents are available on the Halton Local Offer page for EHC Plan and Review Documents 

• What is an EHCP?
• What is a Person-Centred Planning Meeting?
• What is an Annual Review of the EHC Plan?

• 9. The Preparation for Adulthood section covers the four PfA Pathways across the range ranges 0-25 years for support on outcomes for:
  • Education and Employment
  • Health
  • Community Inclusion
  • Independent Living

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

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

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