Right from when your child has a diagnosis of any kind of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), so many words, terms, acronyms and abbreviations are thrown at families caring for children with special educational needs and disabilities, all of which many people will just assume you know. We at SEND Family Support want to support each other and we can’t help with everything you need although we will try if we can but for the simple things like helping all of us to understand all the Jargon relating to SEND that is thrown at us all. So here is the SEND Family Support Jargon Buster that we hope will help you understand at least what is being said or written about your child with SEND.
If there is any that are missed or new please feel free to contact us and tell us what, so we can add you too will be helping others families caring for children with SEND.
A
AAC – Augmentative and Alternative Communication
ABI – Acquired Brain Injury
Academy – A state funded school which reserves its funding from and is owned and controlled by central government, not a local authority.
ACE – Adverse Childhood Experience
ADD – Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Advice – Written reports from parents, teachers and other practitioners on a child’s special educational needs and disabilities
AEN – Additional Educational Needs
AfL – Assessment for Learning
AHD – Assistant Headteacher
AWPU – Age Weighted Pupil Unit – The AWPU is the amount of money that every maintained school receives for each pupil that is on the school roll, whether or not they have SEN. The value of the AWPU varies from one local authority to another and according to the age of the pupils. For primary age pupils the minimum is £2000 per year. For pupils in Key Stages 3 and 4 the minimum is £3000 per year.
AR – Annual Review – The process of ensuring that a Educational Health Care Plan (EHCP) of special educational needs and disabilities continues to describe the child’s needs and how they should be met through a meeting held once a year. Note an EHCP is the new term for a Statement.
ASC – Autistic Spectrum Condition
ASD – Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Assessment – Finding out what a child’s needs are, what they can do and struggle with, usually through observing them at home, school and settings and b talking with people who know the child well.
AEO – Assistant Education Officer – A local authority officer who, in addition to supporting the education officer has responsibility for SEN casework
APA – Alternative Provision Academy (or Pupil Referral Unit PRU)
Apprenticeship – A paid job that includes training, leading to nationally recognised qualifications.
B
BA – Baseline Assessment – The assessment of a child’s aptitude and ability as they start School.
BST – Behaviour Support Teacher – a trained and experienced teacher who can advise on the needs of children with a range of emotional, behavioural and social needs. They offer support and advice to parents. children and schools.
Benchmarking – Providing descriptions of what is expected or what has been acheived.
BESD – Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties
BOSS – Behaviour Outreach Support Service
BSL – British Sign Language
BSS – Behaviour Support Service
C
CAF – Common Assessment Framework / Form – A method of assessment which can be used by social services, health or education. It is a non-statutory assessment
CAMHS – Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
CARER – For the purpose of the SEN Code of Practice, a Carer is a person named by a local authority to care for a child for whom the social services department has a parental responsibility
CCG – Clinical Commissioning Group
CCP – Consultant Community Paediatrician
CD – Conduct Disorder
CDC – Child Developement Centre – where medical assessments are made of children whose development is giving cause for concern
CDT – Children Disability Team – Children with disabilities social care team.
CHC – Continuing Health Care
Care Plan – A record of the health and/or social services being provided to a child or young person
C&F Act (Children & Families Act 2014)
An Act which reforms legislation to introduce changes that affect how children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities get the services and support they need.
C&I – Communication and Interaction
C&L – Cognition and Learning
CIC – Children in Care
CIN – Child in Need
CIRCLE TIME – a technique for raising pupils’ self-esteem in school
CLUSTERS – groups (usually of schools) who cooperate for training/discussion etc
CMHT – Community Mental Health Team (adults)
Code or CoP (Code of Practice 2015) – The Code of Practice is a document designed to help families, schools, local authorities, health services and other organisations make effective decisions regarding children with special educational needs and disabilities. This contains statutory guidance on the Children and Families Act 2014.
Commissioning – When someone is paid to deliver a service
Commissioners – The people responsible for contracts with service providers.
Co- Production – Equal partnership working between service providers, those in receipt of the service and their families.
CP – Cerebral Palsy – Physical Impairment that affects movement. Mobility problems may vary from barely noticeable to extremely severe. Those with CP may also have sight, hearing, speech, perception and learning difficulties. Between a quarter and a third of children and adolescents with CP are also affected by epilepsy.
CPI – Commissioning, Performance and Improvement
CPP – Child Protection Plan
CSDPA – The Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970. This is one of the main acts of parliament that entitle disabled people to social care.
CSW – Community Support Worker
CYP – Children and Young People
CVI – Cortical Visual Impairment
D
DAMP – Deficits in Attention, Motor Control and Perception
DBS – Disclosure and Barring Service
DDA – Disability Discrimination Act – since 2002, schools and local education authorities must not treat disabled pupils less favourably because of their disability
DfE – Department for Education
DLA – Disability Living Allowance – any award is based on the child’s care needs, not diagnosis
DP – DIRECT PAYMENT – a payment made directly to a parent or young person to purchase specific services. Under the Children and Families Act 2014 a Direct Payment may be made as part of a Personal Budget so that the parent or young person can buy certain services that are specified in their EHC plan. Direct payments can only be used for provision provided on the school or college premises if the school or college agree
DR – DISAGREEMENT RESOLUTION –The dispute resolution service offered by a local authority to resolve disagreements between parents and the local authority NB. This is not always an independent service and it does not necessarily mean mediation which has a specific meaning (see M)
DISAPPLICATION – removal or lifting of a programme of study, attainment target, assessment or any other component of the National Curriculum, or any combination of these including entire subjects or the entire National Curriculum
DS – Down’s syndrome
E
EA 1996 – Part IV of the Education Act 1996 was the legal framework for SEN. Part 3 of the Children and Families Act 2014 now replaces this legislation. However there is a transition period until 2018. This means, for example, that Statements of Special Educational Need that were in place before 1st September 2014 will continue to have legal force until the child or young person transfers to an EHC plan.
EAL – English as an Additional Language
EARLY YEARS PRACTITIONERS – all the adults who work with children in early education settings, whatever their qualifications
EBD Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties – emotional and/or behavioural problems that interfere with the child’s education
EBSA – Emotional Based School Avoidance
EFA –The EFA is the government agency that funds education for learners between the ages of 3 and 19, and those with learning difficulties and disabilities between the ages of 3 and 25. The EFA allocates funds to local authorities, which then provide the funding for maintained schools. The EFA directly funds academies and free schools.
EH – Early Help
EHA – Early Help Assessment – formerly known as CAF.
EHCNA – Education, Health & Care Needs Assessment – local authorities must carry out an EHC needs assessment if a child or young person may need an EHC plan. The assessment is a detailed look at the special educational needs that the child or young person has and what help they may need in order to learn. It is sometimes called a statutory assessment
EHC – Education, Health & Care – an EHC plan describes the special educational needs that a child or young person has and the help that they will be given to meet them. It also includes the health and care provision that is needed. It is a legal document written by the local authority and is used for children and young people who have high support needs
EHRC – Equality and Human Rights Commission
EOTAS – Education Other Than At School – arrangements that the local education authority makes to educate pupils other than in a school setting. EOTAS also includes children who are educated at home when parents arrange the education
EP – Educational Psychologist – a qualified professional who has had training in psychology to understand more about the ways children learn, think and behave. The Educational Psychologist plays an important role in assessing a child’s special education needs and giving advice to schools. Local education authorities usually employ educational psychologists
EPS – Educational Psychology Service – the Educational Psychology Service provides assessment, advice and support to help children and young people from the age of 0 to 19, who are experiencing difficulty with their learning, development, behaviour or social and emotional wellbeing
EqA or EQA – The Equality Act 2010
EWO – Education Welfare Officer – EWOs work by inviting schools to discuss children whose irregular attendance is causing concern. They then make contact with parents either by telephone, letter or home visit. Education welfare officers will always work with parents and schools to try to bring about improvements in the level of attendance and also the child’s wellbeing at school
EWS – Education Welfare Service – the Education Welfare Service supports schools and families to meet the LA’s statutory requirements in promoting high levels of attendance and reducing unauthorised absence. The service does this by establishing and maintaining a good working relationship with schools and with families
EY – Early Years – Birth to 5 years old
EYFS – Early Years Foundation Stage – A statutory framework which covers children both in pre-school settings and in reception classes up to their fifth birthday.
Early Years Provider – A provider of early education places for children under five. This can include state funded and private nurseries..
Early Years Action/ Action Plus – This describes the additional or different support for children with SEN given by early years settings under the previous (2001) SEN Code of Practice. This support was for children with SEN who did not have a Statement of Special Educational Need.
The Early Years Foundation Stage.
F
FAS – Foetal Alcohol Syndrome
FACT – First Assess Communication Tool
FIRST TIER TRIBUNAL (SEN and disability) – the First-Tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability) is a legal body. The Tribunal hears appeals from parents of children with SEN, and young people with SEN, about EHC needs assessments and EHC plans
FIS – Family Information Service
Free School – A type of Academy
FOUNDATION STAGE – the foundation stage begins when children reach the age of three. Many children attend an early education setting soon after their third birthday. The foundation stage continues until the end of the reception year and is consistent with the national curriculum. It prepares children for learning in year 1, when programmes of study for Key Stage 1 are taught.
FE – Further Education – full or part-time education for people who are over compulsory school age (16 years in England) which does not take place in a school. It can take place in a sixth form college, a further education college or a higher education institution. It does not include universities.
FSM – Free School Meals
FSW – Family Support Worker
G
GDD – Global Development Delay
GEP – Group Education Plan – where pupils in the same group, class or subject lessons have common targets and therefore, common strategies, a group learning plan can be drawn up rather than IEPs for each child
GLD – Global Learning Delay
Graduated Response – Where a pupil is identified as having SEN, schools should take action to remove barriers to learning and put effective provision in place. This SEN Support should take form of a four-part cycle (assess, plan, do, review) to help gain better understanding of the pupil’s needs and tailor support accordingly. Schools must show evidence of a graduated response whereby they have sought advice, put appropriate interventions in place and evaluated progress before requesting additional or alternative provision through an EHC assessment
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HI – Hearing Impairment
Healthwatch – Healthwatch is an independent consumer champion, gathering and representing the views of the public about health and social care services. It operates both locally and nationally.
Home Authority – This usually means the local authority in which a child or young person is ordinarily resident (and which therefore has the responsibility to a child or young person under the Children and Families Act 2014
HFA – High-Functioning Autism
HI – Hearing Impairment
HLTA – Higher Level Teaching Assistant
HV – Health Visitor
I
ICB – Intergrated Care Board (previously known as CCG)
IEP – Individual Education Plan – can be known as ISP (Individual Support Plan) details of the additional help your child will receive, the targets set and the arrangements for reviewing progress. It is a working document for all teaching staff recording key short-term targets and strategies for an individual pupil. IEPs should be discussed with parents and the child, and they should be consulted as part of the review process. IEPs will usually be written for children who have support through SEN Support. There is no specific requirement for children with SEND to have a plan called an IEP under the Code but children with SEND may still have IEP’s.
Inclusion – educating children with special educational needs together with children without special educational needs in mainstream schools wherever possible and ensuring children with special educational needs engage in the activities of the school together with children who do not have special educational needs
Independent School – A school that is not maintained by a local authority, nor is it a voluntary aided school. Charitable trusts and organisations, particularly those catering for special educational needs, run some independent schools. They usually charge fees
INSET – In-Service Education and Training
IRP – Independent Review Panel
IS – Independent Supporters – A person recruited locally by a voluntary or community sector organisation to help families through an EHC needs assessment and the process of developing an EHCP.
ISW – Independent Social Worker – A social worker who works independently from any authority.
J
JADR – Judicial Alternative Dispute Resolution (A SEND Tribunal process)
JC – Joint Commissioning – Working collaboratively across agencies to assess need, identify resources available, plan how to use resources and arrange service delivery. This also involves reviewing the services and reassessing need, with the aim of improving outcomes.
JSE – Joint Strategic Executive
JSNA – Joint Strategic Needs Assessment – Assessment of the current and future health and social care needs of the local community.
K
Key Stage 1 (KS1) – the level of the National Curriculum taught to children in Reception to Year 2 (age 4-7)
Key Stage 2 (KS2) – the level of the National Curriculum taught to children in years 3 to 6 (age 7-11).
Key Stage 3 (KS3) – the level of the National Curriculum taught to children in years 7 to 9 (age 11-14).
Key Stage 4 (KS4) – the level of the National Curriculum taught to children in years 10 and 11 (age 14-16).
Keyworker – A trained individual who provides children, young people and parents with a single point of contact to help make sure the support they receive is co-ordinated. A keyworker could be provided directly by a local authority or local health organisation, a school or college, or from a voluntary or private sector body.
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LA – Local Authority – Also known as Council or Local Government – A local authority is responsible for managing services in your area ie The London Borough of Hillingdon
LAC – Looked After Children
The Local Area – The local area includes the local authority, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), public health, NHS England for specialist’s services, early year’s settings, schools and further education providers. Local Areas are subject to inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Ofsted in terms of their effectiveness in identifying and meeting the needs of children and young people who have special educational needs and disabilities.
LDD – learning difficulties and disabilities
LEARNING DIFFICULTIES – a child has learning difficulties if he or she finds it much harder to learn than most children of the same age or has a disability which affects his or her ability to learn in the same way or the same environment as other children
LDA’s – Learning Difficulty Assessment – under section 139A Learning and Skills Act 2000. An assessment made to determine what additional support young people with learning difficulties need in order to access education beyond school. From September 2014, these will be replaced by EHCP’s. All LDA’s should have been replaced by 2017.
LEARNING MENTOR – a person working in school with groups and individual children to help them overcome barriers to learning. Mentors may also be trained volunteers working with individual children through an external organisation
Legislation
Laws
Learning Difficulties – Problems or conditions which make learning harder than it us for most people.
Local Offer – A directory/website outlining the provision available in the local area for SEND. All areas will have a Local Offer, however sometimes it may have different names. It includes information about education, health and care provision. It also gives information about training, employment and independent living for young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
LSA – Learning Support Assistant – a person employed by the school to provide support in the classroom or undertake specific work with a child or group of children who have learning difficulties. They work under the direction of the class teacher. also sometimes called Teaching Assistant (“TA, Teaching Assistant”).
LSCB – Local Safeguarding Children Board
LSS – Learning Support Services – An inclusion support service available to schools consisting of specialists teachers who offer consultancy, advice and training around many aspects of learning.
M
Mainstream School – A school which is for children, not just with special educational needs.
Mediation – Where a trained person helps to sort out any area of conflict. A method of seeking to resolve disagreements by going to an independent mediator. Mediation must be offered to a parent or young person in relation to an EHCP. Mediation is not compulsory for the parent or young person but they will need to consider mediation before appealing the educational parts of an EHCP in most cases.
Mediation advice – The purpose of mediation advice is to give information about what mediation involves. Parents or young people who wish to register an appeal with the First Tier Tribunal (SEN and Disability) must first seek mediation advice. The advice must be factual and unbiased. After mediation advice has been given the parent or young person can choose whether they wish to go to mediation. However it is not necessary to seek mediation advice if the appeal is only about the name of the school, or college named on the plan, the type of provision specified in the plan or the fact that no school or other institution is named.
You can find more information on mediation advice in the SEND Code of Practice 11.21 to 11.25.
Maintained School – Schools that are maintained by a local authority – any community, foundation or voluntary school, community special or foundation special school.
MLD – Moderate learning difficulties – not a legal term but often used in relation to the description of a school i.e. and MLD school.
MONITORING – the ongoing assessment of work, progress, expenditure or achievement
MSI – Multiple Sensory Impairment
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY – involving professionals from a range of disciplines (usually Education, Children’s Social Care and Health)
Must – The SEND Code of Practice says in Section i of the Introduction: where the text uses the word ‘must’ it refers to a statutory requirement under primary legislation, regulations or case law.
This means that wherever the term ‘must’ is used all the organisations listed in Section iv of the Introduction to the Code have a legal duty to do what the Code says.
N
NC – National Curriculum – The framework which sets out standards and appropriate levels of achievement for children’s education. It also determines how performance will be assessed and reported. Children’s expected progress is currently determined by reference to standardised national curriculum “levels” which prescribe the expected attainment for pupils in each year group.
ND – Neurodiverse
NEET – Not in Education, Training or Employment.
Networks – Groups of people that are interested in the same topic or area of work.
NON-MAINTAINED SPECIAL SCHOOL – a non-profit making school which charges fees. Most non-maintained special schools are run by charities or charitable trusts
NT – Neurotypical
O
OCD – Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
ODD – Oppositional Defiance Disorder
OFSTED – Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. This is the body which inspects and regulates services which care for children, young people and those providing education and skills for learners of all ages.
Outcomes – Section 9.66 of the SEND Code of Practice says: An outcome can be defined as the benefit or difference made to an individual as a result of an intervention. It should be personal and not expressed from a service perspective; it should be something that those involved have control and influence over, and while it does not always have to be formal or accredited, it should be specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time bound (SMART). When an outcome is focused on education or training, it will describe what the expected benefit will be to the individual as a result of the educational or training intervention provided.
OT – Occupational Therapist – Trained to give advice on equipment, adaptations and activities to support the learning/social development of people with physical, emotional or behavioural difficulties.
P
‘P’ Levels – Performance levels used to assess a child who is not yet within the national curriculum levels of attainment.
Paediatrician – A doctor who specialises in children’s health and may be responsible for the continuing carers with SEND both before school entry and in special and mainstream schools.
Panel – A decision making body who meet to match criteria for services, i.e. short breaks, EHC assessment.
PB – Personal Budget – Money that is allocated to individuals to meet assessed needs in place of services that would otherwise be provided directly to the individual by statutory bodies. A Personal Budget is the notional amount of money which an LA has identified as necessary to secure the special educational provision in an EHCP.
PD – Physical Disability
PCP – A provision, criteria or practice (relevant for indirect discrimination and the duty to make reasonable adjustment under the EqA).
PDA – Pathological Demand Avoidance
PDD – Pervasive Development Disorder
PfA – Preparation for Adulthood (14-25).
Personalisation – Putting the person at the heart of decision making and enabling people to have choice and control over their lives and support. Person centred practices and personal budgets are part of this approach.
PHYSIOTHERAPIST – a person trained to provide assessment and treatment in movement and physical development such as balance, co-ordination, ability to sit, stand and walk. They are able to give advice to schools on programmes of support
PMLD – Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties.
PMHW – Public Mental Health Worker
PRU – Pupil Referral Unit – for children who need to be educated out of school, often because they have been excluded.
Portage – home-based, pre-school education for children with special educational needs. There is a national portage association, which provides a Code of Practice and accredited training. Portage home visitors work in partnership with parents, helping parents to help their child
PP – pupil premium
PR – Parental Responsibility
PRU – Pupil Referral Unit – a centre for pupils who are permanently excluded from school. Some PRUs are able to support schools with preventative work.
PSHE – personal, social and health education
PSP – Pastoral Support Plan – to be put in place to help modify a pupil’s behaviour. They should be put in place where a child is at serious risk of permanent exclusion
PSYCHIATRIST – a doctor who helps people who have difficulties with the way they feel and behave. Child psychiatrists specialise in helping children
R
RA – REASONABLE ADJUSTMENTS – changes schools and other settings are required to make 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)
RB – Responsible body of a school, usually the board of Governors.
S
SAFEGUARDING – protecting children and young people from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children and young people’s health or development; ensuring that children and young people are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; undertaking that role so as to enable those children and young people to have optimum life chances and to enter adulthood successfully
SA – STATUTORY ASSESSMENT – a formal procedure, which involves the collection of information from as many people as possible. Assessment works best when all involved, parents, school staff, health & social services, psychologists and other LA staff work in partnership to secure the best outcome for the child
School Action/Action Plus – This describes the additional or different support for children with SEN given by schools under the previous (2001) SEN Code of Practice. This support was for children with SEN who did not have a Statement of Special Educational Need.
SC – Social Care
SCoP – SEND CODE OF PRACTICE – this is statutory guidance that supports Part 3 of the Children and Families Act 2014. It tells local authorities, early years settings, schools, colleges, health & social care providers and others what they must and should do to identify, assess and provide for children and young people with SEN or disabilities
SDQ – Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
Schools Forum – Every local authority has a Schools Forum. It made up of representatives from schools and academies, and some representation from other bodies, such as nursery and 14-19 education providers. The role of the Schools Forum includes looking at the local formula used to fund schools and SEN provision.
SEAL – Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning
SEND – Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
SEN – Special Educational Needs
SEN Information Report – All schools must publish on their websites information about their policy and arrangements for supporting children with SEN. This must be kept up to date. The information that has to be included can be found in Section 6.79 of the SEND Code of Practice.
SEN Support – SEN support includes any help for children and young people with SEN that is additional to or different from the support generally made for other children of the same age. The purpose of SEN support is to help children achieve the outcomes or learning objectives that have been set for them by the school. Schools should involve parents in this process. SEN support replaces Early Years Action/Action Plus and School Action/Action Plus.
SEND Tribunal – The First-tier Tribunal, Special Educational Needs and Disability – sometimes referred to by its former name “SENDIST”.
SENDIASS – Special educational needs and disabilities independent advocacy support service often known as Parent Partnership too.
SEP – Special Educational Provision.
SCHOOLS FORUM – every local authority has a Schools Forum. It made up of representatives from schools and academies, and some representation from other bodies, such as nursery and 14-19 education providers.
SG – STATUTORY GUIDANCE – guidance that local authorities and other local bodies have a legal duty to follow
S&L – Speech and Language
SLD – Severe Learning Difficulties – not a legal term but often used in relation to the description of a school, i.e. an SLD School
SLT OR SALT – Speech and Language Therapy – sometimes used to refer to the Speech and Language Therapist, trained to give specialist assessment and advice for children with communication difficulties. The role and aim of which is to enable adults and children 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.
SEND Reforms 2014 – The SEND reforms aim to deliver a simpler, joined up, person centred system for the provision of education, health and social care for children and young people from age 0 – 25 with special educational needs and disabilities.
SENCO – Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator – The teacher with responsibility for the co-ordination and planning of the special educational needs provision within school or early years setting. Every school or early years setting. Every schools has a SENCO.
SENDIST – Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal – an independent body established under the 1996 Education Act that hears appeals by parents against LA decisions on assessments and EHCPs. Parents can also lodge an appeal against a school if there is an issue around fixed term exclusions, or if the child’s parent/carer feel their child has been discriminated against because of their disability. The tribunal’s decision will be binding on both parties to the appeal.
SEMH – Social Emotional and Mental Health Needs.
SEMHD – Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties
SEP – SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROVISION – for children of two or over, educational provision which is additional to, or otherwise different from, the educational provision made generally for children of their age in schools maintained by the LA, other than special schools, in the area. For children under two it is educational provision of any kind
Signposting – Sometimes a service that provides information, advice and support may be asked for help that it is not able to give directly. When this happens the person seeking information, advice or support may signposted to other service providers. This means that they will be given information, including contact details, about other sources of help.
SLCN – Speech, Language and Communication Needs
SLD – Severe Learning Difficulties
SLT – School Leadership Team
SMT – Senior Management Team
SM – Selective Mutism
S&PN – Sensory and/or Physical Needs
SPLD – Specific Learning Difficulty
SPD – Sensory Processing Difficulty
Special School – A school which is specifically organised to make special educational provision for pupils with SEN.
Studio School – A type of Academy.
Specialist Provision – Specialist provision generally refers to support and services provided by specialists in education, health or social care following individual referral and specialist assessment.
Short Breaks – An opportunity for parents and carers of a disabled child to have a break from their caring arrangements, and for their child to have a positive and enjoyable experience. Also known as respite.
Short Breaks Statement – An annual publication outlining the short breaks that a local authority offer.
Statutory Guidance – Statutory guidance is guidance that local authorities and other local bodies have a legal duty to follow.
Supported Internship – A structured study programme, based with an employer that is tailored to the individual needs of the young person which will equip them with the skills they need for the workplace.
SW – Social Worker
T
TA – Teaching Assistant
TAC – Team around the child meeting.
TAF – Team around the family meeting
Transfer Review – A transfer review replaces the annual review in the academic year that the child or young person transfers to the new SEND system. A transfer review involves an EHC needs assessment to decide what outcomes and provision need to be included in the EHC plan. This should include education, health and social care needs. You, your child or the young person must be invited to a meeting as part of the transfer review. A transfer review ends when the local authority sends you (or the young person) a copy of the EHC plan, or when it informs you (or the young person) that an EHC plan will not be issued. Each council publishes a local transition plan to explain how and when transfer reviews for children and young people with Statements of Special Educational Need will happen.
Transition – When a young person moves from class to class, a different setting or children to adult services.
TRANSITION PLAN – a plan devised following the Year 9 annual review and updated at subsequent annual reviews. The purpose of the plan is to draw together information from a range of individuals within and beyond the school in order to plan coherently for the young person’s transition to adult life
Traineeship – A programme for young people who want to work but who need extra help to gain an apprenticeship or a job. Traineeships will give young people the opportunity to develop the skills and workplace experience require.
Tribunal – An independent body which hears appeals against decisions made by the local authority on statutory assessments & EHCP’s.
U
Universal Services – Services provided to all children and young people in the area.
V
VI – Visual Impairment
W
WTT – Working Together Team (outreach)
Y
YOS – Youth Offending Service
YP – Young People
