SEN support

Quality First Provision

Pre-school, school, and post-16 settings 

For students with mild to moderate needs

• EYFS Universally available guidance
• Early Years Inclusion Fund
• Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) support/peer reviews/networks/guides
• School's resources (notional SEN budget)
• Universally available provision in mainstream schools
• Inclusion Quality Framework
• Staff specialisms across schools and trusts
• Free access to a core offer from the Educational Psychology Service
• General advice from SENDOS specialist teachers
• School effectiveness team
• Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) Service
• Post 16 networks
• Staff specialisms within provision 

SEND Advice and Support Allocation Panel (SEND ASAP) 

Pre-school, school, and post-16 settings 

For students with moderate needs

• Advice and support from SEND Outreach Service
• Educational Psychology Service
• Outreach teams from Newcastle Specialist Schools
• Individual Pupil Support funding (IPS)
• School effectiveness team
• Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) Service 

Additionally Resourced Provision (ARP) 

Not including pre-school and post-16 settings

For students with moderate to complex needs

• Assessment and long term placements
• Advice from ARP staff when visiting mainstream settings 

Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)

Pre-school, school, and post-16 settings 

For students with moderate to complex needs

• Education, Health and Care (EHC) assessment
• Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)

Once all other support has been considered or explored.