SEN Information Week

Section I: Placement

• Understanding the importance of phased transfers timescales
• What are the different options: Mainstream vs Special School
• How to obtain an Independent School, and what is meant by an Independent School
• Education Other than at School
• Understanding what is meant by parental preference
• Common placement arguments
• What if the school says they are full?
• Understanding the cost argument
• What settlement options could there be?

After the main session, there will be a Q&A session

Post 16 Specialist Placements

• Specialist placements
• Residential specialist placements
• Who brings the appeal (young person)
• Comparing Local Authority suggested placement proposals to specialist placements
• Involvement of Social Care

Tuesday 2 February 2021

***Pre-recorded Session broadcast on Youtube from 10 am***

Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs

• Can you still obtain an EHCP if cognitively able?
• How to evidence SEMH needs
• CAHMS? What to do if cannot obtain advice
• How do SEMH needs affect access to learning?
• Adopted Children and those with Trauma
• Importance of Section F provision
• Residential placements for SEMH when adoption placements are at risk of breakdown (options i.e. residential placements)
• Exploring mainstream schools with support for SEMH, or specialist units

What is ABA?

• What is ABA?
• How it works
• Exploring whether you need to request a TA trained in ABA or an ABA Tutor
• What is a Consultant?
• What is a Supervisor?
• Evidence: what do you actually need to be able to secure ABA?
• Placement options: full home programme, part-time home/school programme, ABA in the school
• Implications and pitfall with Local Authorities

After the main session, there will be a Q&A session

Thursday 4 February 2021
10 am - 11:30 am

Understand the Annual Review Process

• Exploring the Annual Review process
• What are the key legal timeframes to be aware of?
• When are pre-action protocols required and what are judicial review proceedings?
• What happens when you receive a proposed amended EHC plan?
• How to obtain updated advice?
• Consideration of any need to request a re-assessment?
• Annual Reviews if you have already registered an appeal with the SEN tribunal

After the main session, there will be a Q&A session

Section F

• What is provision?
• How to check for unlawful wording
• When to specify and quantify
• How to manage LA proposed wording
• How to evidence provision
• EOTAS (Education, Other than at school) and personal budgets and incorporating into Section F

All things SEN Q&A session