Bromley has a graduated approach to assessment and provision for children and young people with additional and special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The core purpose is to prevent possible barriers to learning, enabling all children and young people to access an excellent education in Bromley and to fulfil their potential.
We use the term ‘ordinarily available provision’ to describe what pupils can typically expect to access in mainstream schools and settings, to support their special educational needs/disabilities. This includes pupils presenting with indicators of SEND and/or with assessed and evidenced SEND. Ordinarily available provision consists of three key parts:
- high quality teaching
- reasonable adjustments
- targeted interventions
Alongside Bromley’s ordinarily available SEND provision, the SEND graduated approach framework provides clear guidance to professionals about how the graduated approach can be implemented, in each individual area of SEND.
The SEND graduated approach framework emphasises that effective SEND provision in a school/setting is built on a strong foundation of inclusive whole school/setting approaches and cycles of Assess-Plan-Do-Review, including the following integrated work:
- identification of needs
- high quality teaching adaptive strategies
- reasonable adjustments, including provision of appropriate equipment/resources
- targeted interventions
Close partnerships with parents, carers, children, young people and the local area’s agencies are a vital part of this work. This can include initiating early help assessments and referrals for support, where appropriate.
For more information, visit Bromley Education Matters.