{"id":70995,"date":"2025-08-07T10:40:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T09:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/?page_id=70995"},"modified":"2026-08-18T09:49:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T08:49:17","slug":"support-at-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/send-local-offer\/education-and-learning\/support-at-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Support for children with SEND in Devon&#8217;s schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page-section clearfix has_background_image text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-6a841c5b2bbf0\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<div class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-6a841c5b2bc2e\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"parent-banner clearfix no-padding\" id=\"block_acf-block-6a841c5b2c6ff\"><div class=\"banner-outer\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"banner-show parent-banner-outer parent-banner-1\" data-aos=\"fade\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x banner-top\"><div class=\"medium-8 large-8 cell medium-order-1 content-1\"><div class=\"banner-content with-subheading\"><header><p class=\"banner-subheading\">Devon&#8217;s SEND Local Offer<\/p class=\"banner-subheading\"><h1>Support for children with SEND in Devon&#8217;s schools<\/h1><\/header><p>All children and young people are entitled to an education that enables them to achieve their best, and become confident individuals. If you think your child needs extra help, talking to their school is the right first step. This can be their class teacher, head of year or key stage leader, the special educational needs and disabilities coordinator (SENDCo) or the headteacher. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-6a841c5b2c732\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"multi-column-cards clearfix\" id=\"block_acf-block-6a841c5b2c76e\" ><header class=\"content-header\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><h2 class=\"text-center\">Inclusive support<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><p class=\"intro text-center\">Whilst all children will benefit from simple adjustments in school to adapt to their needs, some will need additional targeted or specialist support to help them. <\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-cards text-dark\"><ul class=\"grid-x small-up-12 medium-up-2 large-up-3 grid-margin-x\"><li class=\"cell content-outer col-1\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/send-local-offer\/education-and-learning\/support-at-school\/universal\/\">Inclusive support for all (universal)<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>All schools and educational settings should meet the needs of children and young people, including those with additional needs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-2\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/send-local-offer\/education-and-learning\/support-at-school\/targeted\/\">Targeted and targeted plus SEND support<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Children and young people with SEND may need extra support if they find learning more difficult than their peers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-3\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/send-local-offer\/education-and-learning\/support-at-school\/specialist\/\">Specialist support<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Children and young people with more complex needs will need additional support in school.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div 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