A list of links and contact details for local colleges providing adult courses for people with additional learning needs and links to the adult learning options for local colleges who do not specifically provide courses or support for adults with additional learning needs. I have included these resources as colleges offer a wide range of courses and some starting at pre-GCSE levels which might be accessible for some of our young people.
Produced by Richmond and Wandsworth local authorities these documents have information about the protocol and pathways Richmond and Wandsworth follow with regard to the transition of young people in the following services: Education, Social Care, Health, Children Looked After and Transport.
A quick overview of types of schools and what that means about who has authority, whether they follow the national curriculum, etc
This document contains information gleaned from the internet about what is termed ‘school refusal’, which is a complex and often misunderstood situation.
This document is a parent report on their experience of obtaining the right placement for their young person and has excellent information about costs of schools, transport and presenting your case. This is a parent experience but this is a parent who has educated herself about the law that applies to schools placements, transport, reasonable costs, etc.
Guidance for governing bodies of maintained schools and proprietors of academies in England – both statutory and non-statutory guidance. It was produced in December 2015 and there don’t seem to be any updates. The document contains statutory guidance and non-statutory advice. The purpose of the document is to support relevant organisations to support pupils at school who have medical conditions.
Links to the AfC Local Offer pages on employment and training options for young people post 16. All young people in year 11 with an EHCP should be offered a Next Steps interview.
A list of all independent schools and special post-16 institutions for children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) approved under section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014 in England and Wales.
This is a resource, created by AfC, of real life examples of adjustments that have been made for a student with additional support needs which might help you think about what your young person needs.
The guide, written by a specialist law firm, sets out SEN law as it applies in England. The guide has been around for 15+ years and underwent a major update in 2022. It is intended to be as straightforward a guide to SEN law as possible.