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Local Offer - Support for all Learners
www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/schools/local-offer-support-with-learningThis page explains how children and young people are supported in their education settings.
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Local Offer - Health and Social Care
www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/schools/local-offer-health-and-social-careThis section provides information about the health and social care professionals and services that support children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND).
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Local Offer - Understanding Autism
www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/schools/local-offer-understanding-autismAutism is a lifelong neuro-developmental condition that affects how a person communicates and interacts with other people around them.
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Local Offer - Social Care
www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/schools/local-offer-social-careSome children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities may need contact with social care teams. Here is some of the support that you can expect to receive through services and processes in Doncaster.
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Local Offer - SEND Improvement Plan
www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/schools/local-offer-send-improvement-planLocal leaders in Doncaster are committed to improving the life chances of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. The Ofsted inspection in May 2019 found that improvements have been made to the quality of health, education and social care provision, which is having a positive impact for children and young people. In the strategy below we set out a new vision for our local area and describe how we are responding to these pressures.
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Local Offer - Neurodiversity
www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/schools/local-offer-neurodiversityNeurodiversity is a term used to describe the different thinking styles that affect how people communicate with the world around them. Individuals are either Neurotypical in their thinking and functioning or Neurodivergent. Neurodivergent individuals whose thinking and functioning is different from typical ranges may have a diagnosis including Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia and Tourette's Syndrome.
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Local Offer - Education and Learning
www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/schools/local-offer-education-and-learningEducation support for children and young people who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
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Local Offer - Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP)
www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/schools/local-offer-ehcpIf your child’s special educational needs (SEN) cannot be met through SEN support then you or your child's setting may ask the local authority to carry out an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Needs Assessment to determine if your child needs an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). All children with SEND should be supported via The Graduated Approach which must happen before an Education Health and Care Needs Assessment is requested.
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Local Offer - The Graduated Approach
www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/schools/local-offer-support-for-learningAll children should be supported to enable them to make progress and achieve the best possible outcomes in their learning journey. The pages below describe support available in education settings to children and young people with SEND. This applies to all educational settings such as pre-schools, schools and colleges.
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Local Offer - Specific Learning Difficulties
www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/schools/local-offer-specific-learning-difficultiesA specific learning difficulty (SpLD) is an umbrella term for a group of difficulties that can affects the way that a child or young person learns or processes information. These tend to impact aspects of learning such as developing of reading and writing and maths knowledge.