SEND policies, reports, strategies and other documents

Read or download our SEN guide for families.

Download or read our guide for professionals.

Download our guide for professionals working with school aged children.

Find more information on the Childcare Inclusion Fund if you are a parent or carer.

This updated guidance explains what needs to happen before a parent or carer can use Direct Payments to employ a Personal Assistant, often called a PA, to support a child or young person.

Read our Short Breaks service statement.

Read our statement of purpose and function for Drove Road school.

Read our statement of purpose and function for Tudor House school.

Read our statement of purpose and function for Rainbow Lodge.

Read Ofsted's inspection report on our SEND service, published Wednesday 31 May 2023.

Find reports for schools, colleges, childminders, nurseries, children’s homes and more in England.

Part of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment programme.

Read or download our SEND Strategy 2021 to 2026.

Read our policy on personal budgets and direct payments for children and young people aged 0 to 25 years with special educational needs and disabilities.

This policy outlines how we fulfil our statutory duty under Section 19 of the Education Act 1996. It also describes other ways in which a child may need to receive education outside of school, including through Section 61 (EOTAS) if the child has an EHCP.

Read or download our SEND Sufficiency Plan which sets out how we will develop and strengthen SEND provision across the city over the next three years.