ALFEY

Subsidiary information used to create a book or document. The information contained in the appendices to an Education, Health & Care (EHC) plan are the reports completed by everyone during an EHC needs assessment or amendment to an EHC plan. 

Old category of area of needs within the SEN Code of Practice replaced by Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) by the Children & Families Act. 

Part 3 of the Act sets out the new law on special educational needs and disability. The Act is supported by the SEND Regulations 2014 and the SEND Code of Practice: 0-25 Years.  

Care  Act 2014

Carer

Children who are aged under 18 and:

• need local authority services to achieve or maintain a reasonable standard of health or development
• need local authority services to prevent significant or further harm to health or development
• are disabled

A child is looked after by a local authority if he or she has been provided with accommodation for a continuous period of more than 24 hours, in the circumstances set out in sections 20 and 21 of the Children Act 1989, or is placed in the care of a local authority by virtue of an order made under part IV of the Act. (may also be known as Children in Care (CiC) or Looked After Children (LAC))

A term often used by psychologists instead of intelligence to describe thinking and reasoning abilities.

Understanding of spoken or written material or practical situations.

A guide to schools and local education authorities about the help to be given to children with special educational needs. Schools and local authorities must have regard to the Code when working with a child with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.

Collective responsibility of the council, elected members, employees, and partner agencies, for providing the best possible care and safeguarding for the children who are looked after by the council.

Section 1 gives Local Authorities a duty to publish information and inform individuals of their entitlement to relevant services.

Section 2 gives Local Authorities a duty to assist disabled people (as defined by Section 29 of the National Assistance Act 1948) with:

• Practical assistance in the home;
• Provision (or assistance to obtain) radio, TV, library or other recreational services;
• Provision of lectures, games, outings, recreational or educational activities outside the home;
• Provision of services or assistance in obtaining travel to and from the home to participate in any of the activities mentioned;
• Assistance in arranging adaptations or provision of additional facilities to promote “safety, comfort or convenience”;
• Provision of meals in the home or elsewhere;
• Assistance in obtaining a phone and any special equipment necessary to use it.

Any social care provision that is provided under the Chronically Sick and Disabled Act 1970 must be included in Section H1 of an Education Health and Care plan.

A person who provides social care who is not a qualified social worker.

Age 0-18

A diagnostic term that describes children with a combination of motor control, perceptual and attention problems.

A non means tested benefit for disabled children under the age of 16 who have difficulties walking or needs much more looking after than a child of the same age who does not have a disability to help with the extra costs incurred in looking after the child.

Supports the CCG in meeting its statutory responsibilities for children and young people with SEN and disabilities, primarily by providing a point of contact for local partners, when notifying parents and local authorities about children and young people they believe have, or may have, SEN or a disability, and when seeking advice on SEN or disabilities. 

A quick and non-adversarial way of resolving disagreements.

An allowance for undergraduate or postgraduate students who have a disability or long-term health condition, mental health condition or specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia or dyspraxia which affects their ability to study. It can be used to pay for things such as special equipment, a note-taker or transport costs.

Sets out the different ways in which it’s unlawful to treat someone and protects people from discrimination in school, the workplace and in wider society. 

• allocates funds to local authorities, which then provide the funding for maintained
• directly funds academies and free schools. 

Education, Health and Care needs assessment

 Education, Health & Care Plan

Ear, Nose and Throat

Education Other Than At School

Educational Psychologist

Education Supervision Order

Educational Welfare Officer

Early Years Advisory Teacher

Early Years Foundation Stage

Education that occurs following compulsory post-16 secondary education, which is usually distinct from that offered in universities (higher education). It includes many different levels and is usually taught in the sixth-form college part of a school or in independent FE colleges, as well as in other work-based, adult and community learning institutions. Further education programs will usually go up to Level 3 (e.g. Advances Apprenticeships or A Levels) and are often designed to provide the skills to advance to Higher Education (HE).

Small movements of the body for example, using fingers to pick up small items, holding a pencil or doing up zips and buttons.

A service that provides a wide range of information about the key services in the local area that parents and children use so that all families can to benefit from the range of services available locally and know what is on offer.

• SEN decisions made by the Local Authority about EHC needs assessments and EHC plans.
• unlawful discrimination in admissions exclusions and education and associated services

The way in which a child walks.

A general delay in acquiring normal developmental milestones.

A doctor based in the community who treats patients with minor or chronic illnesses and refers those with serious conditions to a hospital.

Education at universities or similar educational establishments, especially to degree level.

Health and Wellbeing Board

Services that provide neutral and factual support on the special educational needs system to help the children, their parents and young people to play an active and informed role in their education and care.

Independent Supporter

Integrated Youth Support Service

A service that works with: 

• Looked After Children and Care Leavers from 15 to 21 years or up to 25 years if in full time education to prepare for independence.
• Young people involved with youth justice services including both pre-court and court interventions to reduce crime in the community.
• Young people who have been referred for additional support by the Early Help Service so that we can respond early to identified difficulties.

 The location of Torbay Hospitals Child Development Centre (CDC). 

A Document that looks at the current and future health and care needs of local populations to inform and guide the planning and commissioning of health, well-being and social care services within a local authority area. The JSNA informs the development of a local area Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy. This strategy sets out how the local area will address identified health needs, reduce health inequalities and improve health and wellbeing outcomes for the local population.

Administrative offices that provide services within their local areas.

A simple communication system using signs. A language programme designed to provide a means of communication to children and young people who cannot communicate efficiently by speaking.

A primary or secondary maintained school or academy which is not a special school. Mainstream schools provide education for all children, whether or not they have special educational needs or disabilities. They are are not selective and will not require students to pay fees. 

MAT

 Mediation is a way of sorting out a disagreement in a safe and friendly environment. It can help rebuild trust and working relationships. Mediation uses a neutral person (the mediator) who is experienced at helping people who disagree to come to an agreement.

N.B. Local authorities must provide mediation service which is completely neutral and independent of schools and the local authority. The purposes of this requirement is to help settle disagreements between parents or young people and local authorities over EHC needs assessments and plans and ensure that parents can obtain the prerequisite mediation certificates that allow them to appeal to the First Tier Tribunal.

The LA Casework Officer who liaises with parents and co-ordinates an education, health and care assessment and final plan.

A childhood disorder that is defined by a pattern of hostile, disobedient, and defiant behaviours directed at adults or other authority figures.

Outcome

A voluntary representative group of parents and carers of disabled children who work with local authorities, education, health and other providers to make sure the services they plan and deliver meet the needs of disabled children and families.

Person Centred Planning

A set of approaches designed to assist a child or young person to plan their life and supports. It is used most often as a life planning model to enable children or young people with disabilities or otherwise requiring support to increase their personal self-determination and improve their own independence.

Permanent Exclusion

The most serious sanction a school can give if a child does something that is against the school's behaviour policy (the school rules). It means that the child is no longer allowed to attend the school and their name will be removed from the school roll and they will never be able to return to that school.

PIP

Personal Independence Payment

Defined under Section 3 (1) of the Children Act 1989 as meaning all the duties, rights, powers, responsibilities and authority which parents have with respect to their children and their children’s property.

Parental Responsibility falls upon:

• all mothers and fathers who were married to each other at the time of the child’s birth (including those who have since separated or divorced) (Section 2 of the Children Act 1989)
• mothers who were not married to the father at the time of the child’s birth (Section 2 of the Children Act 1989)
• fathers who were not married to the mother at the time of the child’s birth, but who have obtained parental responsibility either by agreement with the child’s mother or through a court order (Section 2 of the Children Act 1989)
• any person who is not the parent or guardian of the child named by the court in a residency order while the residence order remains in force (Section 12 of the Children Act 1989)

Any school established and maintained by a local authority under section 19 (2) of the Education Act 1996 which is specially organised to provide education for pupils who would otherwise not receive suitable education because of illness, exclusion or any other reason. Some of these have now been converted to Alternative Provision Academies (APA).

A school based programme which is meant to help a child to improve their social, emotional and behavioural skills.

Reasonable adjustments

Changes schools and other settings are required to make in accordance with the Equality Act which could include: changes to physical features – for example, creating a ramp so that students can enter a classroom or providing extra support and aids (such as specialist teachers or equipment)

The ability to understand what is being said.

Formal request for an Education, Health and Care needs assessment that can be made by:

• you (parent of a child)
• you (young person over the age of 16); or
• the school,

A specialist professional who assesses children’s speech, language and communication needs and enable children, young people and adults with speech, language and communication difficulties (and associated difficulties with eating and swallowing) to reach their maximum communication potential and achieve independence in all aspects of life.

SEN Information Report

A document that all mainstream schools must publish on their websites information about their policy and arrangements for supporting children with SEN. This must be kept up to date.

Difficulties that affect a child or young person’s ability to learn. They can affect their:

• behaviour or ability to socialise, for example they struggle to make friends
• reading and writing, for example because they have dyslexia
• ability to understand things
• concentration levels, for example because they have ADHD
• physical ability

• SEN decisions made by the Local Authority about EHC needs assessments and EHC plans.
• unlawful discrimination in admissions exclusions and education and associated services

The term that describes difficulties across one or many aspects of communication including:

• problems with producing speech sounds accurately
• stammering
• voice problems, such as hoarseness and loss of voice
• problems understanding language (making sense of what people say)
• problems using language (words and sentences)
• problems interacting with others. For example, difficulties understanding the non-verbal rules of good communication or using language in different ways to question, clarify or describe things.

Learners with very significant intellectual or cognitive impairments. Their cognitive and/or attainment levels are often at or below 0.01 percentile.

A school which is resourced and organised to provide for the education of pupils with an Education, Health & Care Plan who need a high degree of support in the learning situation and in some cases specialist facilities, equipment and teaching.

General learning abilities in the average range but difficulties in one or more particular areas of learning. This includes Dyslexia, Dyscalculia etc.

Statutory guidance

Guidance that local authorities and other local bodies have a legal duty to follow.

A person who will support a family with practical issues such as benefit applications, respite care, household adaptations etc.

Support staff who work with children with special educational needs in the classroom.

Partial or complete loss of sight.

This is not a physical school. This is a service that supports the education of children looked after from ages 0 – 19. It is the Local Authority’s statutory duty to promote the educational achievement of children looked after under Section 52 of the Children Act 2004.

Education conducted entirely through Internet technology. Pupils have designated timeslots for lessons that are delivered by an online tutor.

Devices which enable the user to speak. The simplest VOCAs store a single pre-recorded message, which is produced in the form of digitised speech when the person using the device presses a button, switch, or key.

A part of local authorities separate from the police and the justice system. They work with local agencies including the police, probation officers, health, children’s services, schools and the local community, to run local crime prevention programmes, help young people at the police station if they’re arrested, help young people and their families at court, supervise young people serving a community sentence and stay in touch with a young person if they’re sentenced to custody.

Someone under 18 who helps look after someone in their family, or a friend, who is ill, disabled or misuses drugs or alcohol.