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How education settings support children with special educational needs

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If you think your child may have special educational needs or has a disability that is impacting on their learning it is important you understand what your child is entitled to and the steps to take if you think your child needs extra help in their education setting.  The South Glos Way Inclusion Toolkit…

Involving your child in their care and reviews

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Involving your child as much as possible ensures that they have some say in their care and support, wherever possible. This is known as ‘person-centred planning’.    Person-centred planning (PCP) is a way of helping someone to plan their own life and support, focusing on what is important to them.    Further reading for education settings around person…

Learning disabilities

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Children with learning disabilities do not learn certain skills as quickly as other people. They may, therefore, need extra help in certain aspects of their lives. The skills in question will depend upon the type of needs they may have. Page contents: The difference between…

Personal budgets for children with EHCP aged 0–25

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Sometimes families need to access additional support for their child. This might include:  additional support to ensure that a child’s education and learning needs are met; additional support where a child has a complex, long-term health and/or life-limiting condition; additional support where  a child needs additional and individual support at home: where the family…

Primary school admissions

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Page contents Primary school admissions Information following National Offer Day South Gloucestershire admission authority schools Academies and voluntary aided schools  Further information Primary school admissions If your child was born between 1 September 2019 and 31 August 2020, you must apply for them to start…

Reading Well for teens

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This is a list of useful books which provide information, advice, and support to help teenagers (13-18) better understand their feelings, handle difficult experiences, and boost confidence.  Some of the books are personal stories, others are fiction, some titles cover self-help techniques. All the books…