Documents Library

Our aim in creating this documents library is to make it easier and quicker for partners working in SEND, including parent-carers, to be able find the latest versions of SEND policy and guidance documents and important templates quickly. 

Documents related to specific services or teams e.g. referral forms  or team policies will remain with the team's service entry in the directory.  

Most documents will open in a separate window to view or download. Some documents are templates to be worked on and will download automatically when the link is clicked. They can then be opened and worked on. 

Corona virus / Covid-19 updates

We are trying to ensure current arrangements and shared on the follwing pages.   

Coronavirus - Contacting SEND specialist teams - April 2020

Coronavirus - SEND information and resources...

Information for schools 

As you will be well aware there is a great deal of government and public health guidance being produced currently and the situation continues to evolve. 

Relevant teams from across Hackney Learning Trust are in regular contact with schools and settings to offer practical support and advice. 

Enhanced Risk Assessments (RA) for vulnerable pupils

Following government guidance and DfE criteria a local draft “Enhanced risk assessment (RA) tool” for identified ‘vulnerable’ children has been made available. This tool should complement and build on existing risk assessments for learners already in use in our schools and settings.

 ‘Enhanced’ level assessments are intended to help manage concerns of heightened risk to health or safeguarding if a vulnerable child or young person were to remain at home, rather than attending provision.

A local tool to record enhanced risk assessments has been made for schools and settings to use if helpful. It will be further developed in the coming days and weeks with partners and stakeholders. 

Hackney - Vulnerable or SEND Student - Enhanced Risk Assessment Tool  (will download to be worked on) 

Changes to EHC assessments

Changes were announced on 30th April to EHC assessments and plans: Changes to the law on education, health and care needs assessments and plans due to coronavirus

An announcement that these changes will be continued for the time being was made on Friday 29th May 2020 and Minister Ford's wrote an open letter to parents-carers and the SEND sector on Schools Opening 30th May.  

These changes are being kept under review. 

Hackney - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) relating specifically to special educational needs - Covid 19 crisis period

These FAQs provide answers to some recent and commonly asked questions from parents and carers about their child or young person with SEN.

The FAQs will be updated during the crisis period to include additional questions and answers in response to local needs AND when relevant updates to guidance and information provided by central Government departments have been issued.

• Hackney - SEND FAQs - Covid 19 crisis period - Version 1 - 5th May
• Hackney - SEND FAQs - Covid 19 crisis period - Version 2 11th May

• Hackney - SEND FAQs - Covid 19 crisis period - Version 3 19th May

If you have a SEND - Covid Crisis related question to put forward for the next version of Hackney's FAQs please send it via e-mail to Joanna service manager of SENDIAGS Joanna.Zarkadoulas@learningtrust.co.uk

Page last updated: 01/06/20