Here you will find relevant resources for Parent Carer Resources
Admissions:
BCP Council Guide to Infant, First, and Primary School Admissisions 2020
School Admissions Briefing (CDC)
Appeals and Tribunals:
SEND Tribual: Quick Guide
Advice on Support and Representation at Tribunal - IASS
Appealing Against a SEN Decision
Application for Appeal - Refusal to Secure an EHCNA - SEND24b
Application for Appeal (Tribunal) - SEND35
How to Appeal a SEN Decision (HM Courts & Tribunals Service) - SEND37
Information About Schools (HM Courts & Tribunals Service) - SEND14
Request for Change - SEND7
Tribunal Orders Timescales (HM Courts & Tribunals Service) - SEND18
Tribunals Service Attendance Form
Withdrawing an Appeal - SEND8
Attendance:
Attendance & Absence: Quick Guide
Education for children who cannot attend due to medical needs (DfE Guidance)
School Attendance (DfE Guidance)
Not Fine in School - Parent Summary
Not Fine in School - Parent Guide
Early Years:
Education Otherwise:
Education Otherwise: Quick Guide
Education, Health and Care Plans:
EHCP: Quick Guide
EHC Needs Assessments: Quick Guide
EHC Needs Assessment Request: Quick Guide
Checking a Draft EHCP: Quick Guide
EHCP Annual Review: Quick Guide
EHC Needs Assessment Request - Template Letter
EHC Plan Checklist (IPSEA)
Examples of Good Practice (CDC)
Examples of Good Practice - Year 9 and Beyond (CDC)
Key Topics for Annual Review - Year 9 Onwards
Parent/Carer Annual Review Contribution
Timeline of EHCP Process
Elective Home Education:
EHE: Quick Guide
Elective Home Education - Parent Guidance (DfE)
Exclusions:
Exclusions: Quick Guide
Exclusions Guidance (DfE)
Independent Review Panels - Guide for Parents (BCP)
Funding:
SEN Funding in Schools: Quick Guide
School Funding - Briefing for Parents (CDC)
Graduated Response:
Early Years Graduated Response
School Age Graduated Response
Managed Moves:
Managed Moves: Quick Guide
Meetings:
Discussion Points for SEN Meetings
Preparing for Meetings: Quick Guide
SEN Support in Mainstream Schools
Personal Budgets:
Personal Budgets & Direct Payments: Quick Guide
Personal Budget Request Form
Request for a Direct Payment
Request for a Personal Budget
Schools:
Appeaing for a School
Complaints to Academy Schools
Reasonable Adjustments for Disabled Pupils - Technical Guidance
School Visits - Helpful Questions
SEN Support:
Bournemouth SEND Guidance
Funding for SEN in Mainstream Schools
Special Educational Needs:
ADHD:
ADHD Guide for Parents (ADHD Foundation)
All About ADHD (Mental Health Foundation)
Sleep Seeker (ADDiSS)
Teaching and Managing Students with ADHD
ASD:
10 Tips for Parents (Right from the Start)
Autism Booklet (Healthcare Improvement Scotland)
Autism Toolkit (Right from the Start)
Good Autism Practice
National Autistic Society on CAMHS
Supporting People with Autism (Mind)
SEMH:
Emotional-Based School Avoidance
Fight, Flight, Freeze, Submit - Primary
Fight, Flight, Freeze, Submit - Secondary
Measuring and Monitoring Mental Wellbeing - A Toolkit for Schools and College (Public Health England)
Speech, Language and Communication:
Communication in the Classroom Toolkit
Speech, Language and Communication Framework
Universally Speaking 11-18
Template Letters and Forms:
Challenging a Refusal for Social Care Assessment
Chasing a Final EHCP
Chasing Outcome of Annual Review
Chasing Outcome of EHCNA
Chasing Outcome of Request for Amendments
Child in Need Assessment Form
EHCP - Parental Request
Formal Complaint - Failure to Arrange EHCP
Formal Compaint - Failure to Work Together
My Child, My Story Form
Parent Notification for Off-Rolling/De-Registering
Request for a Carers Assessment
Request for an S17 Assessment
Request for an S47 Assessment
The Equality Act:
Schools Duties & The Equality Act: Quick Guide
Disabled Children and The Equality Act (CDC)
Equality Act - Guidance for Schools
Inclusive Schooling (DfE)
Public Sector Equality Duty - Guidance for Schools
The Equality Act 2010 and Schools (DfE)
The Equality Act - Guidance for Educators
Transport:
Transport: Quick Guide