Inclusive Services

1 Referral process

You can self-refer to disclose a learning need or difficulty at any stage: pre-application, on your application form or during your time at college using student Moodle. You can also discuss with your Course Manager or visit Inclusive Services.
Please click here to complete a referral form online or we can refer you:

· During course interview through completing the online ALS SEND questionnaire
· At enrolment onto your course
· During induction
· During personal appraisals / 1:1 meeting throughout your studies.

EHCP: If you are in receipt of an EHCP, your local authority will consult with the college. This will take place before your application proceeds to the interview stage.

2 Assessment of SEND support process

Once we receive your referral, we will be in touch with you to discuss whether or not an initial support assessment is required.

This is an informal meeting with one of the Inclusive Services team where we will ask you some questions about the things that you think you will need support with at college. We will also discuss your strengths and weakness when studying.

You are welcome to bring someone along to support you at your appointment with us and please do bring any specialist educational or medical reports that you feel would be helpful.

Support will be assessed on an individual basis and will vary depending on your assessed needs and Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) if you have one. Agreed support will be shared with others on a need to know basis as required.

3 Types of support available  (Below is an idea of the types of possible provision available):

Universal – ‘Quality First’ Teaching.

This is the level of support we offer to all students at the college, and will meet the majority of students’ needs. It comes in many forms, and can be adapted as necessary to meet a specific need.

• In-class differentiation and reasonable adjustments, such as smaller tasks, visual handouts
• Access to resources via the course TEAMS page
• Adapted resources
• 1 to 1 Appraisals with curriculum and PAD
• Key worker (Curriculum and PAD tutor)
• Access to read and write software on College computers
• Referrals to and co-working with the college’s Student Services Well-Being team
• Referrals to Inclusive Support mentors for out of class study sessions

Students may be allocated targeted support in addition to that listed above – this can be throughout your course, or as a short-term measure.

Students may be allocated targeted support in addition to that listed above – this can be throughout your course, or as a short-term intervention to deal with a specific concern or issue.

• Learning Mentor and structured interventions for specific concerns or SEND need, weekly, or as required
• Assistive technology
• Lunch time supervision
• Meet and greet
• Familiarisation of campus and rooms
• Taster & Transition sessions
• Exam access arrangements
• Personalised in-class support up to 1:1 ratio
• Personal care
• Multi-agency working including Education, Health and Social Care
• Adaptation/modification of learning materials into an accessible format such as Braille or large print
• Communication support
• Bespoke work experience job coach support

Further information on our access arrangements a can be found via this link.