Arrangements for Supporting Children in Early Years with Special Educational Needs (673 KB)
Early Years Annual Review Child Contribution (24 KB)- Early Years Annual Review Parent/Carer Contribution (26 KB)
- Early Years Annual Review Report (172 KB)
- Early Years Special Educational Needs Panel Referral Form (102 KB)
- Early Years Special Educational Needs Panel Request for Funding for Specialist Equipment (100 KB)
- Early Years Special Educational Needs Panel Review Form (102 KB)
- Head Teachers Direct Funding Application Form (51 KB)
- SAPE Scheme 2008/9 Consultation
The research finding of the Effective Provision of Pre-school Education (EPPE) Project concluded that pre-school can be an effective intervention for reducing SEN, especially for the most disadvantaged and vulnerable children. Therefore, in the Early Years Sector in Bristol we need to ensure support is available for all settings that cater for these children, to ensure ALL children are given the opportunities to reach their full potential and achieve improved outcomes.
Since April 2009 Bristol Local Authority has delegated a large proportion of SEN funding to schools.
The newly delegated funding is known as 'School Action Plus Enhanced' or SAPE and forms part of the overall budget available to each school for SEN provision.
The Early Years and Childcare Service are aligning the process for obtaining additional support and funding available to children attending early years settings with the process adopted by the SEN Team, following the introduction of the SEN Delegation.
The Early Years and Childcare Service have allocated an amount of additional funding to provide additional support for children in early years, to ensure all children are given the opportunities to reach their full potential in the early years and in later education achieving improved outcomes, which will reduce the underachievement gap. The Early Years SEN Panel will provide funding to enable providers to support children when needed during their time in their early education experiences
Our vision is to provide a seamless process that is clear and transparent and understood by all professionals and practitioners working with young children.
Click on the link 'Arrangements for Supporting Children with Special Educational Needs' to the left for more information or to download the document.
Please find to the left Microsoft Word versions of all forms included in the document 'Arrangements for Supporting Children in Early Years with Special Educational Needs' plus a link to information about delegation of the SEN Budget to Bristol Schools.