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Special schools for children with special educational needs

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South Gloucestershire Council believe that all children and young people (CYP) can be successful and achieve their potential through access to high quality educational provision and support where there is a culture of high aspiration for all learners and a commitment to delivery of highly…

SENsational learning ideas newsletter for parents and carers

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In March 2020, Integra Schools and South Gloucestershire Council launched the first issue in short series of newsletters to support parents and carers with learning at home for children. These were originally issued to support remote learning during Covid. We are aware that there are…

Understanding SEND funding for education settings

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Every local authority receives money from central government specifically for education. This is called the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG). The Dedicated Schools Grant is split into four sections: Early years block funding that is mainly given to nursery education providers. Schools block funding that is…

Education, employment and training (EET)

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Information about employment, education or training, and advice on getting support and finding out about your options if you are not in employment, education or training (NEET). What EET means EET stands for ‘Education, employment or training’. EET is most often used in relation to…

Help with transport to and from school (concessionary travel scheme)

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Where hire vehicles are used to transport children to school that meet the criteria for transport assistance, there may be spare seats available. If this is the case, the council will make these places available for a charge to other pupils wishing to travel to…

Travel assistance arrangements

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Once your application for travel assistance has been approved by the council’s Admissions and Transport team, it is handed over to the Client Transport Team. They plan the various routes and arrange the commissioning of transport. They will contact you about the planned transport for your…

How to apply for school or college travel assistance

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If your child is entitled to help with getting to school or college you will need to apply to the council’s Admissions and Transport Team or the SEN Home to School Transport Officer for travel assistance for your child. You can read about the criteria for…

School travel assistance for children under 16

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As a parent or carer, you are responsible for getting your child to school. However, some children may be entitled to travel assistance. This depends on individual circumstances such as: the age of your child is statutory school age 5-16 where they live and what…

Support for my child with exams

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Exam access arrangements help students with special educational needs and disabilities, or if a student has a temporary injury or illness, to have fair access to their exams. A school or college can apply for special arrangements to be made with evidence of your child’s…

Understanding exclusions

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A school exclusion happens when a head teacher decides that your child is not allowed to attend school either at lunchtime, for a fixed period or permanently, in response to a breach of the school’s behaviour policy. During the exclusion, your child must not come…

Ensuring quality of education health and care plans (EHCPs)

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South Gloucestershire Council and its partners are committed to delivering high quality Education, Health and Care plans (EHCPs). We want to improve the quality, provide greater consistency and to ensure the plan accurately reflects the child or young person. To achieve this the local area has a…

SEN support in schools and settings (graduated approach)

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If your child has been identified as having a special educational need (SEN) or a disability (SEND) that impacts on their learning, the school should identify and remove any barriers to their learning. They should put effective provision and interventions in place by changing the way they teach to help your child understand their learning. If your child’s school or setting has further concerns,…

Concerned about my child's behaviour in school

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It can be very worrying seeing your child unhappy or struggling at school. You may have noticed a change in their behaviour, such as your child being disruptive in school or they may seem withdrawn from their surroundings and isolating themselves. The following are some of the concerns you may have, and…

Higher education

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In year 12 and 13 you will need to decide whether to you want to continue with your education and obtain further qualifications, look at training alternatives such as higher-level apprenticeships or decide to look for a job. Here we show what you need to consider if you decide to…

Work experience, traineeships, apprenticeships

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As a young person you will need to make decisions about the next steps of your education or training options, as you move through secondary school. You may decide that staying on at school or going to college is not what you want to do…

Find secondary schools

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Choosing a secondary school is an important decision that you and your child will have to make. Before you decide on choosing a school arrange to visit your local secondary schools to get a feel for their ethos and their values. During the autumn term,…

Further education (post 16)

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As a young person, you will need to make decisions about the next phase of your education choices as you move through secondary school. After year 11 you could choose to stay in school, go to a sixth form college, go to a further education (FE) college, or with…

Applying for an education, health and care plan (EHCP)

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Most children with special educational needs (SEN) will have needs that can be met by high-quality teaching and differentiated teaching. These are the general teaching methods and approaches that teachers use in education settings to help your child learn. Some children need additional SEN support through…

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