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Welcome Information – Assisted Travel
Meeting our service The Assisted Travel team is a statutory service. We ensure young people can travel to school or college. We ensure they are not prevented from travelling by circumstance, disability or need. We ensure that children can arrive at school ready to learn. The Assisted Travel team receive an applications for transport. We […]Sutton’s Vision and SEND Charter
We are collectively ambitious for our children and young people. Together we want to provide them with the best chances to achieve their best outcomes in life, whatever their starting point, and to prepare them effectively for adulthood. Our SEND Charter The Sutton Charter provides a framework for shared values and attitudes across the local […]Dispute Resolution
Mediation, Dispute Resolution and Tribunals This page has information on the options for families if they disagree with a decision. 1. Who can support me if I need help with a disagreement? SIASS is free for parents, carers and young people, and can offer help and advice on options available. Organisation – Sutton Information, Advice […]Annual Reviews – the basics
What is an Annual Review meeting – and is it always ‘annual’? An Annual Review meeting is where the school/setting, professionals, parents and a young person review the needs, outcomes and the provision (the support) in the young person’s Education Health and Care (EHC) Plan. The review meeting is to see if any changes are […]EHC Needs Assessment Process
What is an Education, Health and Care Plan? Most children and young people with SEND will be supported within their mainstream early year setting, school or college through the Graduated Response and Quality First Teaching, with targeted and personalised support. All schools have “notional funding” to allow them to do this. The Local Authority has provided additional […]What is Special Educational Needs (SEND) Support?
1. What is SEND support? Sometimes, your child or young person will need more help to learn – this is often called a ‘special educational need’. When this is the case, their education setting must provide suitable support to help them make more progress. Special educational needs support is to help children and young people […]Read more on What is Special Educational Needs (SEND) Support?