Respite care is a form of short-term substitute care for children with significant disabilities or a serious health condition, which is provided by someone other than parents or the usual ...

People First Forum is a charity run by and for people with learning disabilities. The charity works to keep vulnerable residents safe. The charity has a 'Safe Places' scheme which encourages ...

We have been told that there is some concern amongst our young people who currently attend specialist education settings that BCP Council is aiming to end these placements or move ...

The Sandwell Whole School Approach to Wellbeing is a robust, evidence-based programme, developed in 2015 in Sandwell, near Birmingham, that has been rolled out in schools across the country. The Sandwell ...

Information and support about school exclusions and suspensions. ...

Most children and young people with an EHCP can successfully attend a mainstream school. Parents and Carers have the right to express a preference over which school their child or ...

Public Health Dorset alongside healthcare partners has researched and reviewed free wellbeing apps that are specifically designed to support young people. The project aimed to create a curated list that: Directs young ...

Some of the terms and acronyms used when we talk about Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and services for children and young people can be confusing. This list has been ...

This page contains BCP Council SEND forms and documents to be used in relation to requesting an assessment for an EHCP, EHCP templates, the Annual Review process and phase transfer ...

This guide explains how the system that supports children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND) works. It covers: the law and guidance on which the system is based places ...