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Important documents, guidance, and information for professionals and service users
On this page you will find SEND specific information around government guidance, additional information for parent/ carers and information published to support the work of educators, health and care professionals.
SEND statutory guidance for all
The government sets out in the following documents how the SEND community and service users should be supported and provided for.
Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Code of Practice is a guidance document to help explain in more detail how services should operate and how information should be provided to service users:
The Children and Families Act 2014 is the statutory legislation that covers what should be contained in the local offer to residents with SEND and what should be published on the Local Offer website:
If you would like to read up on the current policies set out by Wiltshire Council relating to SEND and the most recent reviews of the county provision, visit SEND Services Strategy and Reviews.
Additional resources for Parents and Carers
Statutory Guidance
The following guide has been created specifically for parents and carers to explain what support should be expected for those with SEND, it is based on the Children and Families Act 2014 which you can find in the 'guidance for all' section:
This toolkit provides clear, simple key messages to promote positive health and wellbeing in its widest sense to support children in Wiltshire to have the Best Start in Life.
The following guide has been created specifically for early years settings to explain what support should be expected for those with SEND, it is based on the Children and Families Act 2014 which you can find in the 'guidance for all' section:
Right Choice offers a wide variety of support services to all education providers, including Schools, Academies, Further Education Colleges, Early Years Providers, Childcare Settings and Local Authorities.
We want to ensure that educational settings have access to high quality services and expertise that enables them to focus on delivering educational excellence to all children and young people. We are committed to making a difference to children and young people in Wiltshire and increasing educational attainment for all students.
As set out in the Department for Educations SEND Code of Practice each educational setting must set out publicly how it will provide for those using it's provision who have additional needs. To read guidance prepared within Wiltshire on this topic please visit:
The audit has been produced to enable practitioners to look at their own practice and provision to identify where changes may need to be made and to ensure that positive behaviour is promoted. It can also be used as part of the evidence that is required by specialist agencies, to demonstrate the different strategies that have been used in order to support the needs of individual children.
The aim of the Early Years Inclusion Support Funding is to make a financial contribution towards assisting with the inclusion of children aged 0-5 who have a disability or difficulty that creates a barrier to their learning. Funding will apply to children attending settings within Wiltshire regardless of where they live. It is expected that before a request for funding is made that the setting will have carried out a graduated response to the child's needs; accessed and implemented support from the Early Years Inclusion Advisor (EYIA) and any other relevant professionals.
The Early Years Wiltshire Graduated Response to SEND Support (EYGRSS) has been written in response to the reforms described in the SEN and Disability Code of Practice: 0-25 years (January 2015). It provides structures and guidance for Early Years setting SENCOs, EY Managers, teachers and practitioners to support them in putting in place appropriate arrangements to meet their obligations in respect to children with special educational needs and disabilities. It consists of an EY Child profile that can be completed to aid the "assess, plan, do, review" graduated approach outlined in the SEND Code of Practice and an associated Guidance section. The Wiltshire EYGRSS replaces the Wiltshire Indicators and Provision Document (WIPD).
Use this tool to plan for improvement across a whole education setting. There are 7 sections: leadership of SEND; outcomes for pupils with SEND; assessment and Identification; quality first teaching; efficient use of resources; monitoring, tracking and evaluation; enrichment, transitions and partnership. This has been developed through co-production with partners across Wiltshire.
The following button takes you to a log-in page before you can access the form. You can use any valid email address, personal or professional, to create an account. The account stores your requests so that you can access them again later. It only takes a few minutes to set up.
We recommend schools sign up with an email inbox that will not become inaccessible if a member of staff leaves post.
We also recommend contacting the SEND team before making a referral if it is your first time for additional advise and support, or if you have a technical issue with the online form: 01225 712620.
The 2 to 3 year Integrated review is a combination of both Health Visitor 27 Month ASQ-3 and ASQSE (Ages and Stages Questionnaire) assessments and Early Years Statutory Foundation Stage Progress 2 Year Check. The Integrated review is an opportunity, when a need is identified from either of these assessments, to bring together both the health and educational reviews, as well as the parents/carer input to achieve a holistic and comprehensive picture of the child. This enables areas requiring additional support to be identified, and referrals to appropriate services to be made.
Wiltshire's Inclusion Toolkit is aimed at all educational providers and settings across Wiltshire. The SEND Code of Practice states that the majority of children and young people with SEN or disabilities will have their needs met within local mainstream early years settings, schools or colleges with high quality teaching that is differentiated and personalised. The toolkit contains information to help settings develop provision by providing inclusive environments, effective teaching, and accurate assessment of need to support the graduated response.
The 2 to 3 year Integrated review is a combination of both Health Visitor 27 Month ASQ-3 and ASQSE (Ages and Stages Questionnaire) assessments and Early Years Statutory Foundation Stage Progress 2 Year Check. The Integrated review is an opportunity, when a need is identified from either of these assessments, to bring together both the health and educational reviews, as well as the parents/carer input to achieve a holistic and comprehensive picture of the child. This enables areas requiring additional support to be identified, and referrals to appropriate services to be made.
provide a framework for families, Wiltshire Council staff, Wiltshire Children's Community Services and other services and agencies that may provide a service for this group of children in Wiltshire.
ensure that settings throughout Wiltshire use a consistent approach to including and supporting those children whose health care needs are more complex than those covered by the settings' generic Administration of Medicines policies and guidelines.
Wiltshire has a number of local arrangements for collaboration between institutions to support those with SEN.
If you are part of a organisation looking to work with others to improve SEND support you will find a number of existing arrangements on the following link. This will include bodies across Education, Health and Social Care.
If you think a child or young person is at immediate risk of significant harm, or is injured, contact the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) on 0300 4560108 (out of hours emergency duty: 0845 6070 888) or if there is immediate danger phone 999.
