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Somerset’s Graduated Response Tool

The purpose of this pathway is to ensure every child and young person in a Somerset school receives the support they are entitled to

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Part of
Somerset’s Graduated Response Tool

The purpose of this pathway is to ensure every child and young person in a Somerset school receives the support they are entitled to

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Statutory Special Educational Needs (SEN) information

Statutory Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) information
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Expectations for Whole School Inclusion

Expectations for Whole School Inclusion
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Inclusion for each Broad Area of Need

Information about the four areas of need set out in the Code of Practice

Inclusion for each Broad Area of Need
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Graduated Response Tool – Complex Medical Needs

Graduated Response Tool – Complex Medical Needs
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Supporting tools, documents and signposting

Supporting tools, documents and signposting

Templates

You can find documents to support your use of the tool below. The templates are available in a version that can be edited and most templates also have a read-only PDF version.

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Graduated Response Flowchart

An example of what a Graduated Response might look like

This flowchart is intended as guidance for schools, parent carers and children and young people. It shows an example of what a Graduated Response might look like when working collaboratively to meet a child or young person’s Special Educational Needs. It signposts to useful documents and templates that could be used to support the implementation and recording of the Graduated Response. Hyperlinks to key documents are indicated through underlined text.

Universal Barriers and Strategies Record

Identify, record and review barriers and strategies

A table containing an extract of the Universal section of the ‘Broad Areas of Need’ in ‘Somerset’s Graduated Response Tool’. This could be used to identify, record and review barriers and strategies at a Universal level for individual children and young people.

Pupil Passport Template

Record interest, strengths, barriers and suggested support strategies

A child-centred template for recording interests, strengths, barriers and suggested support strategies. This could be introduced at the Universal level of the Graduated Response and remain in place at SEN Support alongside the Assess, Plan, Do, Review record.

Somerset STARR Chart for Behavioural Analysis

Template to support analysing why behaviour occurs.

Analysing behaviours can assess for patterns and the STARR chart can be used for this, to support understanding of how the behaviours are linked to environmental factors, what the key triggers could be and what function might be maintaining the behaviour.  Find out more in the Somerset Pastoral Support Plan.  This updates the ABCC  Chart and Prompt template previously shared.

General SEND Signposting

Wellbeing
  • YoungMinds are a mental health charity for children and young people, and their parents, making sure all young people can get the mental health support they need
  • Kooth – free safe and anonymous tool for young people aged 10 to 18 in Somerset
  • Young Somerset (YS) Wellbeing Service – Low intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for mild to moderate depression and anxiety. Suitability criteria can be found on their website Wellbeing Support – Young Somerset referral information can be found here Request Support – Young Somerset

For more information visit How can I find out more – Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH)

Last updated: September 27, 2024

Next review due: March 27, 2025

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