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Care at home services support people in their own homes to look after themselves, stay independent and manage daily living tasks.

All children are eligible to receive some funded early education and childcare before they start school.

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CMN review.

Ensure the whole school environment establishes supportive listening and a visual area for effective learning – seating, acoustics, lighting.

Inclusive integrated approaches will be essential to ensure the pupil is fully engaged in the learning and social life of the setting.

Class teachers and support staff should ensure that they have a good understanding of the child or young person’s developmental history and learning profile and that they have access to recent assessment information.

Children or young people are considered to have a multi-sensory impairment when they have a dual loss to both their distance senses - hearing and vision.

How to renew or update your Hackney carriage drivers licence.

The Council coordinates the Safety Advisory Group, which meets regularly to consider large scale events or events that are likely to have a significant local impact.

Further information if you have any questions about Supported Employment.

Case studies from people we've helped to find employment.

We work with other Council teams and local partners to support people with health and social care needs to get paid work.

Supported Employment is a programme of specialised support to help people with disabilities find and sustain paid employment. We work with people on an individual basis, where everyone's journey into work is different.

Many parts of the UK are smoke control areas. In England you may have to pay a penalty of up to £200 for the first offence if your chimney releases smoke in a smoke control area, £300 for any subsequent offence.

Recommendations from specialist support services being used to support the development of curriculum content and delivery for the young person.

Strategies for all staff (including supply) to include adjustments to ensure teaching is accessible and inclusive for visually impaired students.

Liaise with parents if there are any changes to vision or updates following hospital visits.

Where a child or young person has a diagnosed visual Impairment (NATSIP scores 5-29) they will then be identified as having a special educational need.

Recommendations from specialist teacher for the visually impaired are being used to ensure an appropriate physical environment for the young person.

Plan and use multi-sensory teaching approaches – multiple senses including hearing, tactile, movement and visual.

Class teachers and support staff should ensure that they have a good understanding of the child or young person’s developmental history and learning profile and that they have access to recent assessment information.

A visual impairment is a long term, medically defined, visual impairment that cannot be corrected with standard glasses or contact lenses;

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Named Teacher of the Deaf (ToD) to be contacted regarding concerns/changes related to hearing loss and specialist equipment.

Termly assessment and review of needs including curriculum access and attainment.

Where a child or young person have a diagnosed temporary or permanent hearing loss and/or hearing equipment such as hearing aids or cochlear implant processor they will then be identified as having a special educational need and support may be provided through SEN Support.

Ensure the seating (whole class, group work, outside the classroom) makes optimum efficiency of hearing levels for learning

Plan and use multi-sensory teaching approaches – multiple senses including hearing, tactile, movement and visual.

Class teachers and support staff should ensure that they have a good understanding of the child or young person’s developmental history and learning profile and that they have access to recent assessment information.