Templates
You can find documents to support your use of the tool below. The templates are available in a version that can be edited and most templates also have a read-only PDF version.
Graduated Response Flowchart
An example of what a Graduated Response might look like
Quick Checker
Supports identification and conversations at the initial concern
The Quick Checker can be used to support conversations between class teachers and parent carers at the initial concern or Universal stage of the Graduated Response.
- Quick Checker – School Age (publisher version, download to edit)
- Quick Checker – School Age (PDF version)
- Quick Checker – Early Years (publisher version, download to edit)
- Quick Checker – Early Years (PDF version)
- Quick Checker – School Age Spreadsheet for multiple staff to complete
- Quick Checker – Early Years Spreadsheet for multiple children and adults
Universal Barriers and Strategies Record
Identify, record and review barriers and strategies
- Universal Barriers and Strategies Record – Early Years (PDF version)
- Universal Barriers and Strategies Record – Early Years (Publisher version, download to edit)
- Universal Barriers and Strategies Record – School Age (PDF version)
- Universal Barriers and Strategies Record – School Age (Publisher version, to edit)
Pupil Passport Template
Record interest, strengths, barriers and suggested support strategies
Teacher SEN Referral Process and Form Template
Template for raising an initial concern
Assess, Plan, Do, Review (APDR) Template
A template that could be used to record the Assess, Plan, Do, Review process
Whole school and individual pupil funding templates
Templates to support calculating whole school SEN funding, whole school provision costs and individual pupil provision costs.
For more information about how and when to use these templates see the page on available funding.
Somerset STARR Chart for Behavioural Analysis
Template to support analysing why behaviour occurs.
General SEND Signposting
- SENDIAS – Somerset Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and support can give children, young people and their parent carers information, advice and support about SEND
- Somerset Parent Carer Forum – the independent voice for families with children from 0 to 25 with additional needs or disabilities
- The Information, Advice and Support Services Network
- IPSEA – a useful site for free, legally based Special Education Advice
- Mencap and Cerebra for learning disabilities and difficulties support
- Examples of ways to gather child or young person’s views – Tools for schools – local offer
- Solution-focused practice toolkit – NSPCC Learning
Wellbeing
- YoungMinds are a mental health charity for children and young people, and their parents, making sure all young people can get the mental health support they need
- Kooth – free safe and anonymous tool for young people aged 10 to 18 in Somerset
- Young Somerset (YS) Wellbeing Service – Low intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for mild to moderate depression and anxiety. Suitability criteria can be found on their website Wellbeing Support – Young Somerset referral information can be found here Request Support – Young Somerset
For more information visit How can I find out more – Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH)
General SEND Training
Whole School SEND Webinars
- Webinar: Adapting teaching for learners with SEND
- Webinar: High-Quality Teaching – Targeting Areas of Need
- Webinar: High standards and an inclusive curriculum for all
- Webinar: High standards and an inclusive curriculum – Best Practice
- Webinar: Ensuring accurate identification of SEN in school and college settings
- Webinar: Early Identification and Intervention: Acting upon the Earliest Indicators of Need at Every Stage
Nasen
- High Quality Teaching to support pupils with SEND – Part 1
- High Quality Teaching to support pupils with SEND – Part 2
- High Quality Teaching to support pupils with SEND – Part 3
- High Quality Teaching to support pupils with SEND – Part 4
- Effective support for children and young people with SEND: Session 1
- Effective support for children and young people with SEND: Session 2
- Effective support for children and young people with SEND: Session 3
- Effective support for children and young people with SEND: Session 4
Optimus Education
Support Services for Education
Key links and documents
- SEND code of practice: 0 to 25 years – GOV.UK
- Somerset’s SEND Local Offer
- Somerset Parent Carer Forum – enable children and young people and their families to have a voice, gain support and resources and supporting families to support each other
- SENDIAS – information, advice and support for parent carers and children and young people in Somerset
- Working together to Improve School Attendance – Department for Education
- The notional SEN budget for mainstream schools: operational guidance – GOV.UK
- School Suspensions and permanent exclusions appendix B has the key Department for Education guidance for exclusions and suspensions
- Children and Families Act 2014
- Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014
- Equality Act 2010