School action/school action plus
This is when a class teacher provides for a pupil's interventions that
are additional to, or different from, those provided as part of the usual differentiated
offer and strategies. This is funded from within a school budget.
Statements
At this level of activity, the council provides a statement of Special
Educational Needs (SEN). This determines how these needs should be met and may provide additional resources to fund the actions specified in the statement. This
is funded from the delegated cash values attached to the different bands of learning
difficulty in a statement.
Additional funding for pupils with statements
The majority of pupils with a statement receive additional funding to meet their specified needs.
The following bands are currently in operation:
Band 1 - Profound and multiple learning difficulties
Band 2 - Severe communication difficulties
Band 3 - Severe emotional and behavioural difficulties
Band 4 - Severe developmental difficulties
Band 5 - Other learning difficulties
The cash value attached to each band allocates the amount of extra funding to the school. This funding will be spent by the school in order to meet the provision specified in the child's statement. The school receives money from the first of the month in which the statement is confirmed. This continues until the child leaves the school unless the statement ceases to be maintained.
The cash values for each band are available from the Special Educational Needs Section.