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Personal Budget - Education Element
Element 1 -Schools and colleges receive base funding for all children and young people to provide a school place as part of universal services and this funding cannot be used as a personal budget Element 2 -Schools and colleges also receive up to £6000 of…Personal Budgets
A Personal Budget is an allocation of funding identified by the Local Authority (and, if appropriate, the Clinical Commissioning Group) to provide support to meet all or some of the outcomes identified in an EHC Plan. A Personal Budget can be provided in circumstances where…Post 16 Education, Training & Employment
Sefton Council’s aim is that all young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) are well prepared for adulthood and are supported to achieve their potential. High quality provision should be in place to enable young people to progress in learning, with the long…Preparing for Adulthood Guide
Preparing for Adulthood Guide The guide is aimed at young people with SEND who are approaching their latter school years, it gives information on the preparing-for-adulthood process, what to expect, what they should be considering at each stage and who to contact for support and…Pupil Referral Unit - IMPACT
IMPACT provides a full time statutory education for young people from year 7 – year 11 who, for a variety of reasons are unable to access mainstream school. In Key Stage 3 this is on average for a 20 week placement which is based on…Pupil Referral Unit - Jigsaw
Jigsaw is a Pupil Referral Unit for primary aged children. It supports pupils who are exhibiting significant social, emotional and mental health needs . Most of those pupils will be supported in a preventative manner, the aim being to avoid the need for permanent exclusion.…Requesting an Education, Health & Care [EHC] Needs assessment by a young person, parent, person in charge of a custodial establishment or YOS Case Manager while CYP are detained in custody
Please click the download on the right to view the flowchart.School provision for SEN and disabilities
Information about all nursery, primary and secondary schools, including academies and free schools, and special schools is available on the Local Offer please click: schoolsSefton SEN and Inclusion Service
Sefton has a range of support services that work with early years settings and schools to help children or young people with special educational needs or disability to develop, be included and make good progress across the academic, social and emotional aspects of their life,…Sefton's key stage 2 to key stage 3 Transitions Support
The move from Year 6 to Year 7 is a time of significant change for all young people. It is an exciting time yet, for some, it can be daunting. KS2 to KS3 transition is part of Sefton’s Inclusion Service which supports the needs of…Specialist Teachers
The Specialist Teachers deliver direct teaching to identified students in schools across Sefton who have specific learning difficulties particularly with aspects of literacy and numeracy. They are a team of experienced teachers with additional specialist qualifications and are able to assess pupils to establish areas…Technology Enabled Care Services (TECS)
Technology enabled care services are designed to empower and assist people to live independently in their own home, manage their own conditions and to ultimately improve health outcomes. Technology Enabled Care (TEC) can be defined as "any device or system that allows an individual to…Virtual School
Sefton Virtual School supports cared for children and previously cared for children. It exists as a collaborative endeavour, with different professionals and stakeholders across the Local Authority holding Corporate Parenting as a priority throughout. There are a number of barriers that can prevent Cared For…Visual Needs Team
The Visual Needs Team facilitates the inclusion and academic progress of children and young people with a clinical diagnosis of visual impairment. This is achieved through direct teaching and support to schools, settings and parents. The team receives referrals from the Ophthalmology departments at Alder…