Common use of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Clause in Contracts

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. The Local Authority must strategically plan support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to meet the needs of all children in their local area as per the Special Educational Needs and Disability code of practice: 0 to 25 years (January 2015). The Provider must ensure owners and all staff members are aware of their duties in relation to the SEND Code of Practice and Equality Xxx 0000. The Local Authority must be clear and transparent about the support on offer in their area, through their Local Offer, so parents and providers can access that support. The Provider should be clear and transparent about the SEND support on offer at their setting and make information available about their offer to support parents to choose the right setting for their child with SEND. The Provider should identify 3-and 4- year old children in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to claim the Disability Access Fund. Should a child in receipt of DLA be accessing more than one provision, the parent/ carer must identify where the DAF should be paid on the Parent Declaration form. The Provider should work with other professionals to identify any 2-, 3-and 4- year old children who would benefit from the Inclusion Fund and submit an application for this funding if appropriate. The Local Authority should promote equality and inclusion, particularly for disadvantaged families, looked after children and children in need by removing barriers of access to free places and working with parents to give each child support to fulfil their potential. The Provider should ensure that they have identified the disadvantaged children in their setting as part of the process for checking Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) eligibility. They will also use EYPP and any locally available support to improve outcomes for this group. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework is mandatory for all schools that provide early years’ provision and Ofsted-registered early years providers in England. The EYFS sets the standards that all early years’ providers must meet to ensure that children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe. Ofsted is the sole arbiter of quality for all funded entitlements and Ofsted and inspectorates of independent schools have regard to the EYFS in carrying out inspections and report on the quality and standards of provision. Local Authorities have a legal duty to provide information, advice and training on meeting the requirements of the EYFS, meeting the needs of children with SEND and on effective safeguarding and child protection for providers who are rated less than ‘Good’ by Ofsted or newly registered providers. Provision must be offered in accordance with the national parameters on quality as set out in Section A3 of early education and childcare statutory guidance for local authorities and the EYFS statutory framework. The Local Authority will fund places for:- • Two-, three- and four-year old children at any provider judged ‘good’, ‘outstanding’ or ‘met’ by Ofsted or at any childminder registered with a childminder agency judged ‘effective’ by Ofsted if a parent wants their child to take up their free place at that provider and the provider is willing to accept the local authority funding. • Three- and four-year-old children at any provider judged ‘satisfactory’ (prior to 2014) or ‘requires improvement’ by Ofsted. • Two-, three- and four-year old children at a new provider registered with Ofsted until the provider’s first full Ofsted inspection judgement is published or at a childminder registered with an agency until the agency’s first full Ofsted inspection judgement is published if a parent wants their child to take up their free place at that provider and the provider is willing to accept the local authority funding. The Local Authority will secure alternative provision and withdraw funding from the Provider as soon as is practicable, when Ofsted publish an inspection judgement of the Provider of ‘inadequate’, ‘not met’ or an inspection judgement of a childminder agency of ‘not effective’. The Local Authority will determine an appropriate timeframe for withdrawing funding. The Local Authority will not fund childminders registered with a childminder agency where the agency has indicated to the Local Authority that the childminder is not of the appropriate quality. The Local Authority will consider any information published by Ofsted about a provider or childminder agency including the recent history about childcare provision by a particular provider or agency or childcare provision at a particular address. This may include, for example, where the Local Authority has concerns that a provider judged ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted may have re-registered their setting with Ofsted to avoid making the quality improvements identified by Ofsted. The Local Authority will not fund Providers who do not actively promote fundamental British values or promote views or theories as fact which are contrary to established scientific or historical evidence and explanations. The Local Authority will respond to substantive and well-evidenced concerns regarding fundamental British values or the promotion of views and theories contrary to established scientific or historical evidence and explanations. (Please see Statutory Guidance section A4.26 – A4.36 for further detail)

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. The Local Authority must shall strategically plan support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to meet the needs of all children in their local area as per the Special Educational Needs and Disability code of practice: 0 to 25 years (January May 2015). The Provider must shall ensure owners and owners, all staff members members, and management committees or Trustees are aware of their duties in relation to the SEND Code of Practice 2015 and the Equality Xxx 0000Act 2010. The Local Authority must shall be clear and transparent about the support on offer in their area, through their SEND Local Offer, so parents and providers can access that support. The Provider should shall be clear and transparent about the SEND support on offer at their setting and make information on the Nottinghamshire Local Offer for SEND available about their offer to support parents to choose the right setting for their child with SEND. The Provider should identify 3-Disability Access Fund (DAF) for all early years providers. Eligible children are those accessing their universal 15 hours entitlement aged 3 and 4- year old children 4 years and in receipt of Disability Living Allowance Allowance. 4 year olds in primary reception classes are not eligible for DAF funding. The payment is paid once each year to the provider nominated by the parent. The fund is to be used to meet the individual needs of the child. DAF can be claimed in addition to Early Years Inclusion Funding. Providers will be expected to report progress of children accessing the DAF each term using the BetterStart module of the Provider Portal. SEND Early Years Inclusion Fund – for Private, Voluntary and Independent (DLAPVI) to claim providers only. PVI providers may submit applications for a 2, 3 or 4 year old child with XXX who is accessing a funded place and they meet the Disability Access criteria set out in the application pack for the SEN Early Years Inclusion Fund. Should a child in receipt of DLA be accessing more than one provision, the parent/ carer must identify where the DAF should be paid on the Parent Declaration form. The Provider should work with other professionals pack also includes applications to identify any 2-, 3-and 4- year old children who would benefit from the Inclusion Fund and submit an application for this funding if appropriate. The Local Authority should promote equality and inclusion, particularly for disadvantaged families, looked after children and children in need by removing barriers of access to free places and working with parents to give each child support to fulfil their potential. The Provider should ensure that they have identified the disadvantaged children in their setting as part of the process for checking Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) eligibility. They will also use EYPP and any locally available support to improve outcomes for this group. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework is mandatory for all schools that provide early years’ provision and Ofsted-registered early years providers in England. The EYFS sets the standards that all early years’ providers must meet to ensure that children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe. Ofsted is the sole arbiter of quality for all funded entitlements and Ofsted and inspectorates of independent schools have regard to the EYFS in carrying out inspections and report on the quality and standards of provision. Local Authorities have a legal duty to provide information, advice and training on meeting the requirements of the EYFS, meeting the needs of children with SEND and on effective safeguarding and child protection for providers who are rated less than ‘Good’ physical disabilities. Funding is awarded by Ofsted or newly registered providersa panel as a contribution towards meeting the needs of SEN children attending their funded early years place. Provision must Providers will be offered in accordance with expected to report progress of children accessing the national parameters on quality as set out in Section A3 of early education and childcare statutory guidance for local authorities and Inclusion Fund each term using the EYFS statutory framework. The Local Authority will fund places for:- • Two-, three- and four-year old children at any provider judged ‘good’, ‘outstanding’ or ‘met’ by Ofsted or at any childminder registered with a childminder agency judged ‘effective’ by Ofsted if a parent wants their child to take up their free place at that provider and the provider is willing to accept the local authority funding. • Three- and four-year-old children at any provider judged ‘satisfactory’ (prior to 2014) or ‘requires improvement’ by Ofsted. • Two-, three- and four-year old children at a new provider registered with Ofsted until the provider’s first full Ofsted inspection judgement is published or at a childminder registered with an agency until the agency’s first full Ofsted inspection judgement is published if a parent wants their child to take up their free place at that provider and the provider is willing to accept the local authority funding. The Local Authority will secure alternative provision and withdraw funding from the Provider as soon as is practicable, when Ofsted publish an inspection judgement BetterStart module of the Provider of ‘inadequate’, ‘not met’ or an inspection judgement of a childminder agency of ‘not effective’. The Local Authority will determine an appropriate timeframe for withdrawing funding. The Local Authority will not fund childminders registered with a childminder agency where the agency has indicated to the Local Authority that the childminder is not of the appropriate quality. The Local Authority will consider any information published by Ofsted about a provider or childminder agency including the recent history about childcare provision by a particular provider or agency or childcare provision at a particular address. This may include, for example, where the Local Authority has concerns that a provider judged ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted may have re-registered their setting with Ofsted to avoid making the quality improvements identified by Ofsted. The Local Authority will not fund Providers who do not actively promote fundamental British values or promote views or theories as fact which are contrary to established scientific or historical evidence and explanations. The Local Authority will respond to substantive and well-evidenced concerns regarding fundamental British values or the promotion of views and theories contrary to established scientific or historical evidence and explanations. (Please see Statutory Guidance section A4.26 – A4.36 for further detail)Portal.

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. The Local Authority 13.1 Providers must make available to NNC their Inclusion policy upon request and must ensure that they meet the needs of children with SEND. They must have regard to all of the relevant legislation and guidance including Special Educational Needs and Disability code of practice 2015 and the Equality Xxx 0000. 13.2 NNC must strategically plan support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to meet the needs of all children in their local area as per the Special Educational Needs and Disability code of practice: 0 to 25 years (January 2015). The Provider must ensure owners and all staff members are aware of their duties in relation to the SEND Code of Practice and Equality Xxx 0000. The Local Authority . 13.3 NNC must be clear and transparent about the support on offer in their area, through their Local Offer, Offer so parents parents/carers and providers Providers can access that support. The Provider . 13.4 Providers should be clear and transparent about the SEND support on offer at their setting and make information available about their offer to support parents parents/carers to choose the right setting for their child with SEND. This information should be displayed clearly on the Families Information Service Directory and linked into the Local Offer. 13.5 When providing funded places for children with low or emerging needs, the Provider will use the notional SEND payment in the first instance to pay for additional costs. The Provider should identify may apply for additional High Needs Funding for those children with more complex needs as set out in the guidance. 13.6 When providing funded places for 3-and 4- or 4-year old children olds, who are in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (DLA), the Provider is eligible to access Disability Access Funding, DAF.  This is a one-off payment paid to a Provider on an annual basis (one payment per financial year)  The payment can only be made to claim one Provider and cannot be split so where a child received provision at more than one Provider the parent will need to decide which setting will receive the DAF payment  Providers can use the funding to help with staffing costs, training, assessments and specialist equipment  Providers will be expected to report progress of children accessing the DAF upon request  Providers will be expected to have evidence of expenditure for all DAF supplementary funding for audit purposes  Providers must collect information from parents/carers about their eligibility for Disability Living Allowance and therefore the Disability Access Fund. Should Fund (DAF) on the Parent/Carer Contract (Appendix C)  If a child in receipt of DLA be accessing more than one provisionchanges setting during the financial year, the parent/ carer must identify where DAF will remain with the DAF should be paid on the Parent Declaration form. original setting 13.7 The Provider should work with other professionals to identify any 2-must ensure owners, 3-governors, committee members and 4- year old children who would benefit from the Inclusion Fund and submit an application for this funding if appropriate. The Local Authority should promote equality and inclusion, particularly for disadvantaged families, looked after children and children all staff members are aware of their duties in need by removing barriers of access to free places and working with parents to give each child support to fulfil their potential. The Provider should ensure that they have identified the disadvantaged children in their setting as part of the process for checking Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) eligibility. They will also use EYPP and any locally available support to improve outcomes for this group. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework is mandatory for all schools that provide early years’ provision and Ofsted-registered early years providers in England. The EYFS sets the standards that all early years’ providers must meet to ensure that children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe. Ofsted is the sole arbiter of quality for all funded entitlements and Ofsted and inspectorates of independent schools have regard relation to the EYFS in carrying out inspections and report on the quality and standards SEND code of provision. Local Authorities have a legal duty to provide information, advice and training on meeting the requirements of the EYFS, meeting the needs of children with SEND and on effective safeguarding and child protection for providers who are rated less than ‘Good’ by Ofsted or newly registered providers. Provision must be offered in accordance with the national parameters on quality as set out in Section A3 of early education and childcare statutory guidance for local authorities practice 2015 and the EYFS statutory frameworkEquality Xxx 0000, ensuring that staff have undertaken the relevant training and there is ongoing CPD opportunities available. The Local Authority NNC will fund places for:- • Two-, three- and four-year old children at any provider judged ‘good’, ‘outstanding’ or ‘met’ by Ofsted or at any childminder registered with support this training via the annual training offer but it may be subject to a childminder agency judged ‘effective’ by Ofsted if a parent wants their child to take up their free place at that provider and the provider is willing to accept the local authority funding. • Three- and four-year-old children at any provider judged ‘satisfactory’ (prior to 2014) or ‘requires improvement’ by Ofsted. • Two-, three- and four-year old children at a new provider registered with Ofsted until the provider’s first full Ofsted inspection judgement is published or at a childminder registered with an agency until the agency’s first full Ofsted inspection judgement is published if a parent wants their child to take up their free place at that provider and the provider is willing to accept the local authority funding. The Local Authority will secure alternative provision and withdraw funding from the Provider as soon as is practicable, when Ofsted publish an inspection judgement of the Provider of ‘inadequate’, ‘not met’ or an inspection judgement of a childminder agency of ‘not effective’. The Local Authority will determine an appropriate timeframe for withdrawing funding. The Local Authority will not fund childminders registered with a childminder agency where the agency has indicated to the Local Authority that the childminder is not of the appropriate quality. The Local Authority will consider any information published by Ofsted about a provider or childminder agency including the recent history about childcare provision by a particular provider or agency or childcare provision at a particular address. This may include, for example, where the Local Authority has concerns that a provider judged ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted may have re-registered their setting with Ofsted to avoid making the quality improvements identified by Ofsted. The Local Authority will not fund Providers who do not actively promote fundamental British values or promote views or theories as fact which are contrary to established scientific or historical evidence and explanations. The Local Authority will respond to substantive and well-evidenced concerns regarding fundamental British values or the promotion of views and theories contrary to established scientific or historical evidence and explanations. (Please see Statutory Guidance section A4.26 – A4.36 for further detail)small cost.

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. The Local Authority 13.1 Providers must make available to WNC their Inclusion policy upon request and must ensure that they meet the needs of children with SEND. They must have regard to all of the relevant legislation and guidance including Special Educational Needs and Disability code of practice 2015 and the Equality Xxx 0000. 13.2 WNC must strategically plan support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to meet the needs of all children in their local area as per the Special Educational Needs and Disability code of practice: 0 to 25 years (January 2015). The Provider must ensure owners and all staff members are aware of their duties in relation to the SEND Code of Practice and Equality Xxx 0000. The Local Authority . 13.3 WNC must be clear and transparent about the support on offer in their area, through their Local Offer, Offer so parents parents/carers and providers Providers can access that support. The Provider . 13.4 Providers should be clear and transparent about the SEND support on offer at their setting and make information available about their offer to support parents parents/carers to choose the right setting for their child with SEND. This information should be displayed clearly on the Families Information Service Directory and linked into the Local Offer. 13.5 When providing funded places for children with low or emerging needs, the Provider will use the notional SEND payment in the first instance to pay for additional costs. The Provider should identify may apply for additional High Needs Funding for those children with more complex needs as set out in the guidance. 13.6 When providing funded places for 3-and 4- or 4-year old children olds, who are in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (DLA), the Provider is eligible to access Disability Access Funding, DAF.  This is a one-off payment paid to a Provider on an annual basis (one payment per financial year)  The payment can only be made to claim one Provider and cannot be split so where a child received provision at more than one Provider the parent will need to decide which setting will receive the DAF payment  Providers can use the funding to help with staffing costs, training, assessments and specialist equipment  Providers will be expected to report progress of children accessing the DAF upon request  Providers will be expected to have evidence of expenditure for all DAF supplementary funding for audit purposes  Providers must collect information from parents/carers about their eligibility for Disability Living Allowance and therefore the Disability Access Fund. Should Fund (DAF) on the Parent/Carer Contract (Appendix C)  If a child in receipt of DLA be accessing more than one provisionchanges setting during the financial year, the parent/ carer must identify where DAF will remain with the DAF should be paid on the Parent Declaration form. original setting 13.7 The Provider should work with other professionals to identify any 2-must ensure owners, 3-governors, committee members and 4- year old children who would benefit from the Inclusion Fund and submit an application for this funding if appropriate. The Local Authority should promote equality and inclusion, particularly for disadvantaged families, looked after children and children all staff members are aware of their duties in need by removing barriers of access to free places and working with parents to give each child support to fulfil their potential. The Provider should ensure that they have identified the disadvantaged children in their setting as part of the process for checking Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) eligibility. They will also use EYPP and any locally available support to improve outcomes for this group. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework is mandatory for all schools that provide early years’ provision and Ofsted-registered early years providers in England. The EYFS sets the standards that all early years’ providers must meet to ensure that children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe. Ofsted is the sole arbiter of quality for all funded entitlements and Ofsted and inspectorates of independent schools have regard relation to the EYFS in carrying out inspections and report on the quality and standards SEND code of provision. Local Authorities have a legal duty to provide information, advice and training on meeting the requirements of the EYFS, meeting the needs of children with SEND and on effective safeguarding and child protection for providers who are rated less than ‘Good’ by Ofsted or newly registered providers. Provision must be offered in accordance with the national parameters on quality as set out in Section A3 of early education and childcare statutory guidance for local authorities practice 2015 and the EYFS statutory frameworkEquality Xxx 0000, ensuring that staff have undertaken the relevant training and there is ongoing CPD opportunities available. The Local Authority WNC will fund places for:- • Two-, three- and four-year old children at any provider judged ‘good’, ‘outstanding’ or ‘met’ by Ofsted or at any childminder registered with support this training via the annual training offer but it may be subject to a childminder agency judged ‘effective’ by Ofsted if a parent wants their child to take up their free place at that provider and the provider is willing to accept the local authority funding. • Three- and four-year-old children at any provider judged ‘satisfactory’ (prior to 2014) or ‘requires improvement’ by Ofsted. • Two-, three- and four-year old children at a new provider registered with Ofsted until the provider’s first full Ofsted inspection judgement is published or at a childminder registered with an agency until the agency’s first full Ofsted inspection judgement is published if a parent wants their child to take up their free place at that provider and the provider is willing to accept the local authority funding. The Local Authority will secure alternative provision and withdraw funding from the Provider as soon as is practicable, when Ofsted publish an inspection judgement of the Provider of ‘inadequate’, ‘not met’ or an inspection judgement of a childminder agency of ‘not effective’. The Local Authority will determine an appropriate timeframe for withdrawing funding. The Local Authority will not fund childminders registered with a childminder agency where the agency has indicated to the Local Authority that the childminder is not of the appropriate quality. The Local Authority will consider any information published by Ofsted about a provider or childminder agency including the recent history about childcare provision by a particular provider or agency or childcare provision at a particular address. This may include, for example, where the Local Authority has concerns that a provider judged ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted may have re-registered their setting with Ofsted to avoid making the quality improvements identified by Ofsted. The Local Authority will not fund Providers who do not actively promote fundamental British values or promote views or theories as fact which are contrary to established scientific or historical evidence and explanations. The Local Authority will respond to substantive and well-evidenced concerns regarding fundamental British values or the promotion of views and theories contrary to established scientific or historical evidence and explanations. (Please see Statutory Guidance section A4.26 – A4.36 for further detail)small cost.