SEND – Northumberland Education

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

Resources, links and contacts for all aspects of provision for SEND pupils

Ordinarily Available Provision

Guidance on the provision of everyday support and adaptations as part of quality first teaching (the additional support that mainstream schools/settings should be able to provide for a pupil through their existing agreed funding/resource arrangements

Early Years Ordinarily Available Provision

Guidance on the provision of everyday support and adaptations as part of quality first teaching (the additional support that mainstream schools/settings should be able to provide for a child through their existing agreed funding/resource arrangements

SEND Procedures

Guidance on identification of need, completion of the school's SEN Register, provision of SEN Support and how to request an Education Health Care Needs Assessment (EHCNA - previously known as COSA)

SEND Documentation

Editable versions of Northumberland's Pupil Passport and Support Plan documentation to be used for those pupils requiring a more detailed support plan, incorporating input from external agencies, in order to meet need(s) and/or overcome barriers to learning

Education Support Teams

Psychological Services Team
Low Incidence Needs Team (LINT)
High Incidence Needs Team (HINT)
Early Years Inclusion Support

EHC Needs Assessment (COSA)

Guidance and documentation required when applying for an Education Health Care Needs Assessment

EHCP

Northumberland’s Guidance for the implementation and review of an Education, Health and Care Needs Plan

Go to the SEND Forms

Northumberland Local Offer

Special School Brochure

Independent Travel Training

Resources

Padlets curated and updated by the team

Find my SEND caseworker

Click here to see who works with which school

SEND training brochure

Click here to browse the training available