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Assessments carried out using the developmental journal for children with multiple needs.

Where a child or young person has a diagnosed multi sensory Impairment they will then be identified as having a special educational need.

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.

Useful links and documents

Welcome to Solihull’s ‘Start for Life’ offer- a page to guide you through having your baby and early parenthood.

A family hub is a place where children, young people and their families can go when in need of help and support. The people working in the family hub will be from the council, NHS and voluntary partners, working in partnership with you and your community.

Changes to postal vote handling and secrecy. These provisions will be in effect for polls taking place from 2 May 2024.

Details about Tax Free Childcare, Childcare support while you study, the Universal Credit for Childcare Scheme and the Tax Credits for Childcare Scheme.

We are seeking to appoint a new Chair to serve and lead our Employment & Skills Board.

How to renew or update your Hackney carriage drivers licence.

Alternative Provision (AP) creates additional places for mainstream school leaders and staff to address challenging behaviour earlier and re-engage pupils in education. The national expectation is that AP is an intervention rather than a long-term destination and should be used by schools for short-term placements with a view to re-integrating pupils as soon as possible.

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.

The NZAP sets out actions that we can take to reach our ambition to be a net zero borough by 2041. This summary includes the latest data available and outlines our progress in numbers so far.

Our training videos and how to guide can help you learn and understand how to use e-brokerage.

Helpful information if your business is interested in the benefits of the Supported Employment scheme.

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.

On Thursday 2 May, voters in Solihull will go to the polls for the Solihull local council, combined authority mayoral and the police and crime commissioner elections.

Discretionary Crisis Fund is a final safety net if you are experiencing a crisis and cannot resolve your financial difficulties any other way.

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.

Do you have friends or family living abroad who are British citizens? They can now vote in UK Parliament elections, even if they’ve lived outside the UK for more than 15 years.

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.