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Directory resultsWhat to do if you disagree about your child's SEN provision?
Most children with SEN will have their needs met by schools and local authorities. If things go wrong, it is possible to use informal and formal complaints procedures to improve the situation. This information is about what you can do if your child has special…
Frequently Asked Questions - Mediation
Bedford Borough Parent Carers Forum have collated the most frequently asked questions about mediation . Two of the most common questions are, is mediation worth it and are the Local Authority just offering mediation so they do not have to provide a service. Fuller answers…
Frequently Asked Questions - Tribunals
The First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability) (the “SEND Tribunal”) is an independent national tribunal which hears parents’ and young people’s appeals against LA decisions about the special educational needs of children and young people.
Personal Budgets for Education
A child’s parents or young person over the age of 16 providing they can make financial decisions can request a Personal Budget for Education. To be eligible for a Personal Budget for Education, the child or young person must have an EHCP, and the request…
Personal Health Budgets
The NHS explains that Personal Health Budget uses NHS funding to create an individually agreed personalised care and support plan that offers people of all ages greater choice and flexibility over how their assessed health and wellbeing needs are met. Personal health budgets are flexible.…
Personal Budgets for Social Care (Direct Payments):
A child or young person who is assessed as having a social care need, can be eligible to get A Personal Budget for Social Care (sometimes referred to as a Direct Payment). The budget could be used to get personalised support at home and/or when…
Personal Budgets
A child or young person with SEND can get a Personal Budget to support their needs, provided the personal budget is used to for an agreed outcome on their EHCP (Education, Health and Care Plan) or an assessed need (Social care or Health care). By…
SENCO Advice Line
The SENCO Advice Line is a new phone line for SENCOs and other school professionals who work in Bedford Borough to call, to get advice about meeting the needs of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) How to contact us?…
Inclusive Sports Day for Bedford Borough SEND Families Sat 12th August 1pm to 4pm
We are anticipating up to 300 Bedford Borough SEND families attending this coming Saturday with a huge variety of special needs. As we want this day to be a ‘whole family’ event where siblings can join in too it is obviously going to be very…