Inclusion Task Force

Assessment of Needs

Graduated approach

• Early identification of needs and the graduated approach: 11 min SENCO training video
• SEN support/Graduated Approach flowchart: One page visual description
• Animation - SEN support, a Graduated Approach: Short animation to introduce basic principals

Sheffield Support Grid (SSG)

• SSG flowchart: One page visual description of the Sheffield Support Grid
  
  
• Sheffield Support Grid Exemplification – Key information for SENCOs
  
  
• Sheffield Support Grid Exemplification (SSGe): A guide for schools, parents and other agencies to support a graduated approach to identifying a pupil’s Special Educational Needs, with guidance and support on how to meet them
• Sheffield Support Grid Exemplification Levelling and Guidance: A guide to using the SSGe and how schools report data relating to it
• Sheffield Support Grid Post 16: A guide for schools, parents and other agencies to support a graduated approach to identifying a post-16 pupil’s Special Educational Needs, with guidance and support on how to meet them
• Sheffield Special Educational Needs & Disability (SEND) Support Grid - Early Years: A guide for schools, parents and other agencies to support a graduated approach to identifying Early Years learners’ Special Educational Needs, with guidance and support on how to meet them
• Using the Early Years Sheffield Support Grid: Guidance for practitioners
• Sheffield Support Grid: A guide for parents

Assessment Toolkit

• Toolkit for schools in assessment need

Areas of need and K code

• ‘SEN Support and K Code’ guidance: This offers clarification to schools on how children with SEN are identified, including linkage with Sheffield Support Grid levels.
• SEND defining areas of need guidance

Learner Profile, Support Plans & MyPlans

• MyPlan: 7 min SENCO training video
• Flowchart – MyPlan: A one page visual description of MyPlans
• Animation – MyPlans: Short animation
• Person centred reviews: 6.5 min SENCO training video

Templates

• MyPlan template: Template document for downloading and completion [Updated 2020]
• MyPlan template guidance notes: Describes how the MyPlan template should be completed [Updated 2020]
• Learner Profile template
• SEND Support Plan template [Updated 2020]
• SEND Support Plan guidance document

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Education, Health and Care Plans (EHC Plans)

• Animation – EHC Plans: Short animation
• EHC Plans: 5 min SENCO training video
• Person centred reviews: 6.5 min SENCO training video
• Placement consultation: Guidance as to how and who SENDSARS will consult for school placement in an EHC Plan

EHC Needs assessments

• Flowchart - EHC Assessment: A one page visual description of the EHC needs assessment and request to assess process [Updated September 2020]
• Sheffield EHC Plan Template: Template document for downloading and completion
• Education Health and Care Plans - statutory processes: Detailed guidance for education providers about the 20 week EHC Plan process and what they, and the local authority, needs to do and when

EHC Plan Annual Reviews

• EHC Plans – Annual reviews: 6.5 min SENCO training video
• Education Health and Care Plans - Annual reviews statutory processes
• Flowchart - EHC Plan annual reviews: A one page visual description of EHC Plan annual review
• EHC Plan Annual Review template: Template document for downloading and completion - Jan 2021
• EHC Plan Annual Review template - guidance notes: Describes how the annual review paperwork should be completed - Jan 2021
• EHC Plan annual review training – Jan 2021
• EHC Plan Annual Reviews – Training video, part 1: A pre-recorded presentation detailing the requirements of and what makes a good annual review
• EHC Plan Annual Reviews – Training video, part 2: A pre-recorded round table discussion on completing the review, including completing the annual review report
• EHC Plan Annual Reviews – Training video, part 3: Final part of the annual review training, with recorded Q&A session

Contributing to EHC Needs Assessment and/or Annual Review

• EHC1c form: Template for advice provided by social care or early intervention professionals to contribute toward an EHC assessment or Annual Review
• EHC1e form: Template for advice provided by educational professional to contribute toward an EHC assessment or Annual Review
• EHC1h form: Template for advice provided by a health professional to contribute toward an EHC assessment or Annual Review
• EHC1p form: Form used by children and families to provide information for an Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment if they want to provide extra to that already included in child’s MyPlan

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SEND Support

• Pathways to Council and Health SEND services: A summary of the Council-run education and social care services, and health services - and how to access them [Updated September 2021]
• School workforce to support other schools with SEND: Details of Lead SENCOs, SLEs with SEND specialism and teaching schools for SEND [Updated September 2020]
• SCC services – staff names by locality - Sept 2020: Details of the teams and staff names working in the different localities and across post-16 and early years [Updated September 2020]

Locality processes

• These have been designed to support schools and SENCOs with children and young people with more complex needs:
  • Locality SEND Processes - Consultation, MyPlan QA and Panel: Details of what happens at each stage of the process
  • Locality SEND Processes - Stage 1 Consultation form
  • Locality SEND Processes - Stage 1 MyPlan QA checklist
  • Locality SEND Processes - Stage 2, Panel meeting template (Dec 2019)
  • SEND Locality Processes: Description of the processes and development

SEN Funding

• School SEN funding: A description of element 1, 2 and 3 funding

We have developed funding tools to help schools articulate how much they are spending on SEND.

• Guidance on SEND funding tools - June 2020
• Notional SEND funding tool - June 2020
• SEND additional support resource calculator - October 2020
• VIDEO: How to use SEND additional support resource calculator

Inclusive Practice

Training

• The LEAP (Language Enrichment Activity Programme) is a wave 2 language intervention, for children in need of language nurturing, who are developmentally below an F2 level. Learn how to use the LEAP to run language groups in your setting by working through five short modules.

  Sheffield schools can access the training by emailing enquiries@learnsheffield.co.uk. Please include your name, job role and school name.

• Early identification of needs and the graduated approach: 11 min SENCO training video
• Person centred reviews: 6.5 min SENCO training video
• Outcomes and Steps towards: A simple guide to outcomes

SEND Glossary

• SEND Glossary: A-Z

Reduced timetables and admissions

• Guidance about how children not accessing full-time education should be supported
• Admissions Guidance and Good Practice
• Guidance for Inclusion staff on Reduced Timetables
• Alternatives to a reduced timetable Appendix 1
• Reduced Timetable Contract Appendix 2

Communication

• Communicating about SEND: Best practice guide for education

Looked after children

• SEND guide for designated teachers

Code of Practice

• SEND Code of Practice - January 2015
• Chapter 6 of Code of Practice - Schools duties, annotated and with examples
• Making it Happen training

Post-16 & preparation for adulthood

• Preparation for Adulthood SENCO Training Video
• My Transition Plan template
• Prep for adulthood conversation aids
• Flowchart – Preparing for adulthood: A one page visual description

Early Years

• SEND Speech & Language support in the early years, A3
• Flowchart – Early Years Partnership Process: Description of how different organisations can work together to assess and meet special educational needs

Areas of need & support

• A user friendly guide to the ASD assessment process for schools and families
• Introduction to Autism
• Deaf Friendly Video Meetings
• Deaf Friendly Remote Learning
• Introduction to Dyslexia

Autism Support Service

Training and resources below from the Sheffield Autism Education Support Service. The service provides support and advice for all schools and settings relating to children/ young people with autism / social communication differences.We are a training hub for the Autism Education Trust who work in partnership with Ambitious about Autism and the National Autistic Society.

The 2 videos cover ‘Making Sense of Autism’ a basic awareness course developed by the Autism Education Trust. It is aimed at staff and covers four themes:

1. the individual pupil
2. building relationships
3. curriculum & learning
4. enabling environments

Video 1 – Making sense of Autism – Theme 1 (30 minutes)

Video 2 – Making sense of Autism – Theme 2, 3, and 4 (30 minutes)

Information in other languages

SEND Processes in Arabic

• Early Years Partnership Process
• Sheffield Support Grid
• SEN support and graduated approach
• MyPlans
• EHC needs assessment
• EHC Plan annual reviews
• Preparation for Adulthood

SEND Processes in Slovak

• Early Years Partnership Process
• Sheffield Support Grid
• SEN support and graduated approach
• MyPlans
• EHC needs assessment
• EHC Plan annual reviews
• Preparation for Adulthood

SEND Processes in Urdu

• Early Years Partnership Process
• Sheffield Support Grid
• SEN support and graduated approach
• MyPlans
• EHC needs assessment
• EHC Plan annual reviews
• Preparation for Adulthood