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About the Local Offer
Suffolk’s Local Offer gives you clear, accessible and accurate information about the services available for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). In Suffolk we want services that are able to respond to local needs and aspirations. This is why children,…Alternative Provision
Alternative Provision or "AP" settings are places that provide education for children who can't, for various reasons, currently attend their school. The Government definition of Alternative Provision is as follows: Education arranged by local authorities for pupils who, because of exclusion, illness or other reasons, would not…Alternatives to mainstream education
The majority of children with special educational needs will have their needs met in their local mainstream school. However, for some children this is not possible or appropriate, and so other arrangements are sometimes made. Some other types of educational provision that might be considered…Behaviour Support Resources
The resources and services detailed within this section of the website site aim to support parents/carers of SEND children with many typical behavioural issues. For more information or support, you can view the service page for the Social, Emotional and Mental Health Service here.Cognition & Learning (C&L) Service
The Cognition & Learning Service is part of the Specialist Education Service It includes the Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) Service, formerly known as the Dyslexia Outreach Team. What we do The Cognition and Learning team support school practitioners who are including pupils with cognition and…Communication & Interaction (C&I) Service
The Communication and Interaction (C&I) Service is part of the Specialist Education Service, and incorporates the Speech, Language & Communication Needs (SLCN) Outreach Service. What we do Children and young people with additional communication and interaction needs may struggle to access or engage with learning. We…Education
Education for children with SEND in Suffolk Suffolk is an inclusive Local Authority, which means that our aim is that most pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) are educated in mainstream settings. Read below to find out more about what we mean by…Education Access Team Suffolk County Council
What we do The Education Access Team is part of the Specialist Education Service The team is a school facing service that supports Children and Young People (CYP) who are unable to access full time education due to being permanently excluded or are at risk…Education, Health and Care Plan Provision: raising concerns about delivery
What to do when you are concerned that you or your child is not receiving the special educational needs provision that is written in their Education Health and Care plan. Special Educational Provision in Education Health and Care (EHC) Plan The local authority (“LA”) has…Elective Home Education (EHE)
Educating your child at home Elective Home Education is where parents choose to exercise their legal right to take responsibility for educating their children at home or at home and in some other way which they choose, instead of sending them to school full time.…