This is a document written by a parent to discuss what the terms 24 hour curriculum or waking day curriculum mean. These terms and what they mean are especially relevant for parents considering a residential college for their young person’s post 18 or post 19 educational placement.
We wrote this document to provide some information about the different types of schools – the terms you might hear and what they actually mean as far as how they operate.
This document contains information gleaned from the internet about what is termed ‘school refusal’, which is a complex and often misunderstood situation. The following information is snippets from websites googled for that term.
This is an account from a parent based on her personal experience of the costs involved in a placement.
This is statutory guidance for governing bodies of maintained schools and proprietors of academies in England. It was produced in December 2015 and there have been a lack of updates since.
This is a page on the AfC local offer website under the Post 16 Education, Training and Employment section which lists the post 16 specialist providers, both in borough and out of borough, that local students have attended or are currently attending.
Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014 is about independent special schools and special post-16 provisions and approval thereof. Under this section all local authorities are required to publish a list of the independent special schools and colleges in England and Wales that are approved by the Department of Education.
This is a table, created by AfC, of the adjustments that have been made for a student with additional support needs. It groups adjustments under many different access needs.
The guide 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.
The Next Steps booklet is aimed at young people in years 10 and 11, including information if you need extra support with learning. The aim of the booklet is to help you understand your education and employment options post 16. All young people in year 11 with an EHCP should be offered a Next Steps interview.
On this page you can find the transport policies for Richmond for young people with SEND aged 5 to 16 and post 16.
The Department for Education issued new guidance on school transport in June 2023: Travel to school for children of compulsory school age: Statutory guidance for local authorities (pdf). Although the underlying law (s508 Education Act 1996) has not changed since it was inserted into the Act in 2006, this is the third version of the guidance that has been issued.