Reasonable Expectations in Mainstream School

Mainstream schools are expected to make reasonable adjustments to enable our learners with SEND to be able to access their educational setting without barriers to their learning - we call this 'ordinarily available provision'.

Redcar and Cleveland have produced a guide for schools, parents, carers and other professionals to describe the support that should be made for our children in mainstream schools to meet their SEND needs - the Reasonable Expections in Mainstream School  - see below link to access:

 

This guide meets the Department for Education's requirement for Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council to set out what special educational provision it expects schools to make available (SEND Regulations 2014, Schedule 2). This is known as 'ordinarily available provision'.  

What is ordinarily available provision?

This is a term set out in Schedule 2 of the SEND regulations2 that refers to the range of activities offered for children that should be provided and delivered within the normal funding resources made available to schools from the local authority. These activities include:

· Identification of special educational needs and disabilities

· Approaches to teaching and learning

· Monitoring and evaluating progress through a cycle of assess, plan, do, review

· Staff training and expertise

· Pastoral support

· Pupil voice and involvement of parents and carers

· The environment and access to facilities/equipment

· Transitions and Preparation for Adulthood