A statutory assessment is a process where information is collected from the parents, child/ or young person and professionals. This then allows us to gain a clear picture of the education, health and care needs of the child / or young person.

Applications

A request for statutory assessment can be made by a parent, young person or requested by a child's or young person’s education setting (school, early years setting or college) by downloading and completing the request form.

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Parents – RSA/App A
Parental request for the local authority to consider a statutory assessment of special educational needs

Young People – RSA/App A and F
Young persons request for the local authority to consider a statutory assessment of special educational needs

Early Years settings - RSA/AppB
Request from Early Years setting for the LA to consider statutory assessment

Educational settings - RSA/AppB
Request from educational setting for the LA to consider statutory assessment

Views of the child or young person - AppF including One Page Profile
Views of the child / young person for EHC assessement.

School With PFA - App B RSA
Request from educational setting for the LA to consider statutory assessment

Guidance

There is a guidance document available to assist parents and guardians with this process.

19347,19348,41866,31657,33017,50360,50361,50362,50364,50365,50366

Guidance Criteria
Information on guidance criteria for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)

Requesting a Statutory Assessment
SEN Information for parents

Torbay’s Guidance and Descriptors for SEND Support (A Graduated Response)
Response to providing equality of opportunity across all educational settings within the fragmented education system.

  Download the One Page Profile guidance notes

Education setting Guidance with PFA - App B/RSA
Guidance on completing the educational settings RSA/App B

PFA Outcomes Library
Writing Outcomes and Provisions for PFA

Blank Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan
Blank Education, Health and Care Plan template with guidance notes

PFA Prompt Sheet years 9 to 11
Preparing for adulthood prompt sheet for years 9 to 11

PFA Prompt Sheet post 16 years
Preparing for adulthood prompt sheet post 16 years old

PFA Exemplar for years 9 to 11
Desired long term outcomes to start considering preparing for adult hood outcomes

Further Information:

• The Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014 Opens in a new window
• See Chapter 9 in the SEND Code of Practice Opens in a new window
• Torbay SENCo Handbook