SEND Information and Resources
Help support more families needing access to SEND provision during the holidays.
Overview
There is flexibility in how the programme can be delivered to children with SEND or additional needs who are in receipt of FSMs. Some of the key points to consider when designing and implementing provision for children with SEND or additional needs include:
- identifying the most vulnerable children, young people and families
- making decisions and, where appropriate, delegating responsibility for decision making to different levels of the system to enable responsive support
- speaking to families regularly to understand how their needs may have changed and may have continued to change
- being flexible in supporting families
- ensuring staff are trained, supported and provided with appropriate equipment in order to provide flexible and responsive care in line with government guidance
- maintaining a positive level of trust in staff from a parent perspective
- ensuring staff receive the right level of training from a provider perspective
Risk assessments are an important part of this provision and should be used as an enabler to provide support rather than a barrier.
A good risk assessment which supports effective risk management and creative thinking will lead to different approaches to face-to-face support rather than support being withdrawn particularly for children, young people and families who are particularly vulnerable or at high risk.
Resources
SEND Toolkit
This toolkit is designed to share information, tools and learning from local authorities and Bring it on Brum! providers to enable eligible disabled children and young people and those with special educational needs (SEN) to be as involved as possible in the Bring it on Brum! opportunities in their local area.
All About Me
Use this form produced by Midland Mencap to help assess the SEND needs of children attending your holiday club and help you have conversations with parents in a sensitive manner.