Local Offer
The Isles of Scilly Local Offer can be found on our Local Offer Scilly website: www.localofferscilly.org.uk
The Local Offer and website has been developed in partnership with parents, young people and other service providers in the community.
If you are unable to access the Local Offer Scilly website please contact Children and Family Services at Carn Gwaval Wellbeing Centre, St Mary's. We will be able to make arrangements for you to receive a hard copy of information on the Isles of Scilly Local Offer.
If you wish to contact a member of the SEND team, you can call us during office hours on 0300 1234 105 Option 5 or email LocalOfferScilly@scilly.gov.uk.
The Council always strives to deliver a high quality service. However if you feel you have been let down, or wish to make a complaint about the Council you can do so with further details at www.scilly.gov.uk/complaints
Inclusion and Graduated Approach
What we mean by inclusion
All children have the right to education, and every child has unique characteristics, interests, abilities and learning needs. An inclusive approach to education means that each individual child and young person’s needs are taken into account, and that every child is helped to participate and succeed in their early years, school or further education setting. This matters because learning can be enriching and joyful, and because children who succeed in school are much more likely to go on to lead happy and healthy lives.
Inclusion starts with the whole education setting - early years, school and college leaders promoting an inclusive culture and ethos that focuses on how to transform existing systems for the benefit of all, rather than on how some learners can be integrated into rigid structures. Inclusion is about promoting education systems that are based on gender equality, that respect diverse needs, abilities and characteristics and eliminate all forms of discrimination in the learning environment.
In England, improving outcomes for children with additional needs is a government priority. There is widespread recognition that too many pupils with additional needs are not getting the support they need to thrive. All teachers should continue to deepen their understanding of effective inclusive practice throughout their careers, and for some this will include the development of specialist expertise. However, inclusive teaching does not begin with specialist knowledge. It begins by attending to elements of everyday, ordinarily available provision that benefit all pupils, but that are especially important for pupils with additional needs. Doing so is an invaluable contribution that every classroom teacher can make.
Elements of Ordinarily Available (Universal) Provision
- quality first teaching with curriculum designed for all learners;
- evidence-based support prioritising early intervention;
- accessible and enriching provision beyond the classroom;
- a safe and respectful culture supporting the learning, wellbeing and safety needs of all children, so that they belong, achieve and thrive;
- strong partnerships with families and wider services; and
- inclusive environments with continuous improvements to accessibility.
A graduated approach to meeting individual needs
Where a pupil is identified as having additional or special educational needs, education settings should take action to remove barriers to learning and put effective special educational provision in place. This SEN Support should take the form of a four-part cycle – assess, plan, do, review - through which earlier decisions and actions are revisited, refined and revised with a growing understanding of the pupil’s needs and of what supports the pupil in making good progress and securing good outcomes. This is known as the graduated approach (also known as the graduated response).
In other words, where a child or young person has been identified as having special educational needs (this does NOT need to be an official diagnosis), the education setting should be looking at what those barriers to learning are and then putting support in place to remove them. This should be an ongoing cycle of reviewing and adjusting the support until the outcomes have been achieved.
The Purpose of the Isles of Scilly Graduated Approach
The Isles of Scilly graduated approach guidance has been developed in partnership between the Council of the Isles of Scilly, Five Islands Academy and Cherry Blossom Nursery. Parents’ feedback, including that of the Parent Carer Forum, was sought and has been incorporated in the final version.
The aim of the guidance is to clearly set out the provision that the local authority expects to be made available for all Isles of Scilly children and young people, including those with special educational needs and / or disabilities, in early years settings, school and colleges. Early Years settings and education establishments will have detailed guidance and strategies in place to support their staff in delivering the graduated approach, in line with this overarching guidance.
Parents and carers may also find it helpful to refer to the graduated approach when discussing their child’s needs and SEN support with the setting.
The Graduated Approach document is attached to the bottom of this page and can be downloaded.
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Council of the Isles of Scilly Disability Register
This is a voluntary register for children and young people with a disability, additional need or impairment, aged 0-19 years and living in Scilly. The information you give us is important as it helps us to plan and monitor services. You also have the opportunity to share your views through consultation and surveys, to influence planning for the needs and demands for services in Scilly.
To join the Council of the Isles of Scilly Disability Register please complete the Disability Register form and email to: LocalOfferScilly@scilly.gov.uk.
National Disability Card
The National Disability Card makes it easy to show others that you have a disability, helping you to navigate venues and events with ease. It’s accepted at 600+ locations in the UK and abroad, including Disneyland Paris, plus card holders can access a wide range of exclusive online shopping discounts. You can find more information about the National Disability Card on the National Disability Card UK website.
