Documents

The Department for Education's (DfE) most recent statutory guidance on exclusions is set out in 'Exclusion from maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England: a guide for those with legal responsibilities in relation to exclusion'. This guidance came into effect on 1 September 2012. Section 3 (beginning on page 5) focuses on the headteacher's power to exclude a pupil, and covers reasons for excluding a pupil. Paragraph 1 notes that only the headteacher, or acting headteacher, of a school can authorise an exclusion.

Download : Exclusion from maintained schools, Academies and pupil referral units in England (245kb)

Derby City and Derbyshire County Councils are reviewing the Parent Partnership Service, which provides impartial information, advice and support to parents and carers who have responsibility for children with special educational needs (SEN). As part of the review we would like to obtain the views of parents and carers with regard to the current service and ask if you would kindly take five minutes to respond to the following questions.

Download : PARENT PARTNERSHIP SERVICE (PPS) REVIEW 2012 (98kb)

Derby & Derbyshire Parent Partnership is a free, confidential, impartial service, offering help, advice and support for Parents and Carers. The Service is ‘arms length’ from both Derby City and Derbyshire County Council.

Download : Derbyshire Parent Partnership (19kb)

Derbyshire Families Information Service

Download : Consultation with parents about new contracts for providers – June 2011 (24kb)

Parental Survey - Background Information for Parents

Download : Disabled Children's Services Indicator No 54 (1899kb)

Final Autism Needs Assessment - for consultation Closing date: 30 SEPTEMBER 2011

Download : Final Autism Needs Assessment (421kb)

A newsletter about services for people with learning disabilities

Download : Learning Difficulties Times (738kb)

Information about Mr Popper's Penguins.b

Download : National Autistic Society recommended film (1857kb)

Guide from Bristol about anti-bullying for parents/carers

Download : Anti-bullying guide (326kb)

News for families of those on the Autistic Spectrum

Download : Derbyshire Autistic Support Group Newsletter (1231kb)

A questionnaire about the Derbyshire Short breaks (Aiming High)

Download : Short breaks (Aiming High) consultation (39kb)

A consultation document on the future of Derbyshire's short beaks (Aiming High) programme

Download : Short breaks consultation paper (772kb)

A consultation for parents/carers on the future of the Short break/Aiming High provision of children with disabilities

Download : Short breaks (Aiming High) consultation document (30kb)

Easy Read version of Consultation questions on DFE Green Paper on SEN and Disability. Responses by 30 June 2011.

Download : SEN and Disability Green Paper Questionnaire. Easy Read Version. (229kb)

An easy read version of the DFE Green Paper Consultation on SEN and Disability.

Download : SEN and Disability Green Paper. Easy read version (366kb)

Government proposals on reform of the SEN and disability system 2011. Full version.

Download : SEN and Disability Green Paper (1079kb)

The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) has produced this document. The Children's Plan sets out our ambitions for improving children and young people's lives over the next decade and how we intend to achieve them. By 2020 we want England to be the best place in the world to grow up. Despite the progress we have made in the last ten years, achieving this will require new commitment over the long term and across all areas of Government policy.

Download : DCSF - The Children's Plan - December 2007 (586kb)

The Department for Children, Families & Schools (DCSF) has produced a summary document of the full 'Children's Plan'.

Download : DCSF - The Children's Plan - Summary - December 2007 (186kb)

The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) have devised a flowchart to show the steps that should be followed when a permanent exclusion is made.

Download : DCSF - Permanent Exclusion Flowchart (15kb)

The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) have devised a flowchart to show the steps that should be followed when a fixed term exclusion is made.

Download : DCSF - Fixed Term Exclusion Flowchart (29kb)

The SEN Code of Practice provides practical advice to Local Authorities, maintained schools, early education settings and others on carrying out their statutory duties to identify, assess and make provision for children’s special educational needs.

Download : DCSF - SEN Code of Practice (3320kb)