Use this page to learn about and download our Inclusion and SEND Commitment - B&NES' Ordinarily Available Provision. It offers guidance on expectations and provisions for every child and young person, including those with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND). It provides a shared framework for education settings and was developed collaboratively with multiple partnerships from health, education, parents and carers.
The Inclusion and SEND Commitment: B&NES’ Ordinarily Available Provision (OAP) aims to:
- enable professionals to deliver equitable, consistent practice and provision for all children and young people (CYP), including those with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND), across all schools in B&NES (primary and secondary)
- offer clear expectations of what can reasonably be expected from education settings supporting CYP with SEND: helping professionals, CYP, and parent/carers to determine whether sufficient, relevant, and purposeful action has been taken
- support settings to implement robust systems and processes, including a wider Graduated Response and a personalised Graduated Approach
- help the Local Authority and settings meet their statutory duties in identifying and supporting CYP with SEND
- provide clarity and transparency for monitoring and reviewing provision, both at whole‑setting level and for individual CYP
Overview
- Section A: Expectations for all Settings: overarching expectations and responsibilities for all settings
- Section B: Information on the wider Graduated Response and the personalised Graduated Approach: Assess, Plan, Do, Review cycle
- Section C: Universal and SEND Support strategies, advice, recommendations and resources across all four areas of need (Communication & Interaction; Cognition & Learning; Social, Emotional, Mental Health. Sensory and/or Physical)
- Section D: Appendices, Forms and Additional Resources
View or download the whole guide by clicking the image below.
