What does provision for diasabled children and those with special educational needs look like in the early years? Is it agreed across your local area? How can ‘ordinarily available’ provision help?
The current legislation, including the SEN Code of Practice 2015, the Equality Act 2010, and the statutory Early Years Foundation Stage framework require settings to use their best endeavours to provide and secure an inclusive education for all children and young people. Settings must anticipate the reasonable adjustments needed to enable all children and young people, including those with SEN and Disabilities, to access an appropriate curriculum.
These duties extend to identifying provision that is ‘ordinarily available’ to all children within a local area. Outlining a set of expectations within local areas encourages consistency between settings, develops inclusive practice, and provides parents/carers with a clear idea of the support their child will receive.
We will be joined by Ruth Toop & Jenny Howell from Norfolk and Heather Wood & Karen Jones from Birmingham. Both Norfolk and Birmingham have worked with CDC over the past year to develop their Early Years OAP document. They will be sharing their successes, challenges and learning.
Attend this seminar to find out more about:
- What is required under the Children and Families Act and Equality Act
- The wider benefits of having an agreement about provision
- Examples and shared learning from recent EYSEND Partnership work
This seminar is open to practitioners in all local areas and parents and carers.
If you have any questions about this event, please reach out to EYSEND@ncb.org.uk
