Early years special educational needs panel

The Derbyshire Early Years Special Educational Needs Panel is a multi-gency group for determining access to the full range of placements and services for Derbyshire pre-school children with more severe and/or complex special educational needs. 

It aims to:

  • support the early identification of SEN and disabilities

  • ensure that children's needs are identified and assessed quickly, and matched by appropriate provision

  • monitor children's progress at regular intervals to ensure that provision continues to be appropriate to the child's identified needs

  • co-ordinate provision through the development of close partnerships between parents, the Local Authority, health and the private and voluntary sector

  • support inclusion in mainstream early years settings wherever possible, and in line with parental wishes

The Panel meets every alternate week during term time at County Hall, Matlock.

The panel consists of representatives from the following agencies:

Outcomes of the panel

  • Referral to SSPSCSEN

  • Referral to SSPI

  • Referral to SSVI

  • Referral to SSHI

  • Referral to EPS

  • Referral to the Disability Inclusion Team

  • Placement at diagnostic and assessment nursery or a nursery enhanced school

  • Early intervention support for children aged three and four through Temporary Additional Pupil Funding (TAPS) in non-maintained settings

If the information submitted to the panel by the referrer is insufficient, it is not always possible to make a decision immediately. Where necessary, additional information is sought from the referrer and, if parental consent has been obtained, from other agencies.

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