Provision Expected at SEN Support (PEaSS)

The Norfolk Inclusive Practice Framework is a tool that sets out guidance about practice that the Norfolk Local Area SEND Partnership expects to be available across Early Years settings, mainstream schools, academies, free schools, and post-16 providers to support all children and young people (CYP) including those with barriers to learning.  These may include:

• CYP with SEND
• CYP with health needs
• Socio-economically disadvantaged CYP
• CYP known to social care, including children in care
• Young carers
• Refugees, asylum seekers or learners with English as an additional language (EAL)
• Gypsy, Roma and Traveller CYP
• Young offenders
• CYP with poor attendance or engagement
• Excluded CYP or those at risk of exclusion
• CYP with protected characteristics

In Norfolk, there is a shared commitment to ensuring that all CYP, irrespective of their barriers to learning are supported to Flourish. This is achieved through early identification of need, effective support, and high-quality provision that enables individuals to achieve their full potential.

We aim for CYP and their families, to experience positive and inclusive education, characterised by access to the right support, in the right place, and at the right time. Regardless of where they live within the county, all CYP should have their needs appropriately met.

For the majority, this will be best achieved through attendance at their local mainstream setting, alongside their peers within their community. To realise this ambition, all education providers are expected to deliver a robust and inclusive universal offer that meets the needs of all learners, including those with SEND.

Throughout this tool, the term children and young people (CYP) is used to encompass individuals from the Early Years through to Post-16 learning environments.  The term 'setting' is used to describe the full range of learning environments in Norfolk, from childminders and nurseries through to schools and Post-16 providers.