The Graduated Approach

The Graduated Approach to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities is the process schools and settings use to identify, support, monitor and review provision for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). It is set out in the SEND Code of Practice and follows a continuous cycle of Assess, Plan, Do, Review (APDR). The following documents share what this should look like for children and young people in Cheshire East.

• Introduction to The Graduated Approach (PDF, 468KB)

• The Graduated Approach for Early Years (PDF, 954KB)

• The Graduated Approach for Schools (PDF, 1.6MB)

• The Graduated Approach for Post 16 (PDF, 1.3MB)

Toolkit documents

The following sections share further information about aspects of SEND that may be useful when utilising the graduated approach.

• Introduction to the Graduated Approach (PDF, 468KB)
• Glossary (PDF, 134KB)
• An overview of SEN funding (PDF, 308KB)
• Barriers to education (PDF, 324KB)
• Early help and social care (PDF, 219KB)
• Early identification and census (PDF, 173KB)
• Education health and care needs assessment (PDF, 176KB)
• Health (PDF, 222KB)
• Reasonable adjustments (PDF, 235KB)
• SMART targets (PDF, 421KB)
• Transition between educational settings (PDF, 255KB)

Toolkit Appendices

• Roles and responsibilities - Appendix 1 (PDF, 183KB)

• The Cheshire East team - Appendix 2 (PDF, 271KB)

• Useful websites - Appendix 3 (PDF, 158KB)

• Suggested assessments - Appendix 4 (PDF, 297KB)

• Suggested resources - Appendix 5 (PDF, 345KB)