Coronavirus ~ Latest advice for all residents, including information on SEND

The polices and documents are in alphabetical order.

A Guide to Requesting an Education, Health & Care Plan

BFfC Short Breaks Statement - easy read version for young people - May 2022

BFfC Accessibility Strategy 2020-2022

Berkshire West and Reading Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2021-2030 - November 2022

Berkshire Sensory Consortium Services Presentation

Berkshire West - CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSON’S CONTINUING CARE COMPLAINTS AND APPEALS PROCESS

Berkshire Health Foundation Trust (BHFT) - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder pathway Referral criteria

Berkshire Health Foundation Trust (BHFT) - Autism Assessment Referral criteria

Berkshire Transforming Care Programme - Full version and easy read available.

Brighter Futures for Children Early Years Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) Guidance and toolkit - September 2020

Children & Young People’s Disabilities Team (CYPDT) - Referral criteria - July 2021

Complex Needs Plan (External) and Escalation Routeway 04/09/2018

DIRECT PAYMENTS START UP GUIDE

Direct Payments - a guide for parents and carers (BFfC) - September 2021

Early Years Transition to School - Your guide to Deferring, Offsetting and Summer Born Children (Leaflet 2019)

Education, Health & Care Plan - Flowchart for professionals - May 2022

Education, Health & Care Plan - Flowchart for parent carers - May 2022

EHCP - Annual Review Process - October 2020

Exclusion from school – a guide for parents - September 2020

Graduated Approach Document for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities aged 0-5 years - April 2021

Graduated Response Documents for Schools - May 2021

GETTING SOCIAL CARE SUPPORT IF YOU HAVE A CHILD WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND/OR DISABILITIES Produced by Reading Families’ Forum for parent carers with the help of Brighter Futures for Children - March 2022

Identifying a child’s needs and finding help - Easy Guide - September 2020 - BHFT and NHS services

Local Transformation Plan for Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing-REFRESH OCTOBER 2018 - Berkshire West CCG area with Reading, West Berkshire and Wokingham Local Authorities

Meeting Your Child’s Special Educational Needs and Disabilities - A Guide for Parents / Carers

ORDINARILY AVAILABLE statement - Provision the local authority expects to be made available by schools, early years and post-16 providers - October 2020

One Reading Early Help Partnership Strategy 2021/2023 (BFfC)

Preparing for Adulthood - An information guide for parents and carers - January 2020

Reading Area - Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) Strategy 2022 - 2027

Reading’s Autism Strategy for Children, Young People and Adults 2015 - 2018

Reading Borough Council Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA)

Reading Borough Council Early Years Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) Guidance and toolkit - May 2019

Reading Local Protocols for Assessment - March 2020

Reading Childcare Sufficiency Assessment - 2020 - 2021

SEND Support in mainstream schools - October 2020 - This information is about the support that mainstream schools should provide for children with special educational needs (SEN).

Statutory - Requesting an EHC Needs Assessment - Brighter Futures for Children December 2019

School Transport Service General Policy - including Post 16 Education Transport Policy

Short Breaks - An easy read guide for parents / carers in Reading - May 2022

Short Breaks Offer Statement - 2021-2022

Transitions - Preparing for Adulthood - easy read guides - 2022 

The Reading Road to Success

YOUR CHILD’S ANNUAL REVIEW OF HIS/HER EDUCATION, HEALTH AND CARE PLAN OR STATEMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS A GUIDE FOR PARENTS OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN - updated March 2021

YOUR CHILD’S ANNUAL REVIEW OF HIS/HER EDUCATION, HEALTH AND CARE PLAN OR STATEMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS A GUIDE FOR PARENTS/CARERS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FROM SCHOOL AGE TO 25 YEARS - updated March 2021

Young People with SEND who are in Custody

Young Person Friendly - Local Transformation Plan for Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing-REFRESH SUMMARY DOCUMENT OCTOBER 2018 - Berkshire West CCG area with Reading, West Berkshire and Wokingham Local Authorities

The polices and documents are in alphabetical order.

Children and Families Act 2014

Care, Education and Treatment Reviews for children and young people Code and Toolkit

Guidance on EHC Plans for 19-25 year olds with SEND

Joint inspections of local area special educational needs or disabilities (or both) provision

Local area SEND inspections: information for parents

Mencap - Mental Health Capacity Resource Pack - March 2019

National Framework for Children and Young People’s Continuing Care 2016

NHS Long Term Plan

Preparation for Adulthood - Easy Read Version (2) 2019

Reading Borough Council Preparing for Adulthood Policy 2019 Preparing to Transition from Children to Adult Social Care

Special educational needs and disability A guide for parents and carers August 2014

SEND Support: easy-read guide for children & young people

Special educational needs and disability code of practice: 0 to 25 years Statutory guidance for organisations which work with and support children and young people who have special educational needs or disabilities January 2015

Transition - A quick guide to supporting the needs of pupils and their families when moving between educational settings 

The young person’s guide to the Children and Families Act 2014 September 2014