{"id":1080,"date":"2025-09-17T10:08:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T10:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senselearning.co.uk\/?page_id=1080"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:31:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:31:53","slug":"helpful-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/senselearning.co.uk\/?page_id=1080","title":{"rendered":"Helpful information"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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We know how challenging this process can be. To make things a little easier, here\u2019s some helpful information to help guide you.<\/p><\/div>

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Autumn 2025<\/h3>
Associate INSET training day<\/td>Tues 2nd Sep 25<\/td><\/tr>
Autumn term 1<\/td>3rd Sep 25 \u2013 24th Oct 25<\/td><\/tr>
Half Term break<\/td>27th Oct \u2013 31st Oct 25<\/td><\/tr>
Autumn term 2<\/td>3rd Nov \u2013 19th Dec 25<\/td><\/tr>
Christmas break<\/td>22nd Dec 25 \u2013 2nd Jan 26<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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Spring 2026<\/h3>
Spring term 1<\/td>5th Jan 26 \u2013 13th Feb 26<\/td><\/tr>
Associate INSET training day<\/td>Fri 30th Jan 26<\/td><\/tr>
February half term<\/td>16th Feb \u2013 20th Feb 26<\/td><\/tr>
Spring term 2<\/td>23rd Feb \u2013 27th Mar 26<\/td><\/tr>
Easter holidays<\/td>30th Mar \u2013 10th Apr 26<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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Summer 2026<\/h3>
Summer term 1<\/td>13th Apr \u2013 22nd May 26<\/td><\/tr>
Bank Holiday Monday<\/td>4th May 26<\/td><\/tr>
Half term<\/td>25th May \u2013 29th May 26<\/td><\/tr>
Summer term 2<\/td>1st Jun \u2013 21st Jul 26<\/td><\/tr>
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There\u2019s a lot of acronyms in this field and we want to help provide you with clarity and simplicity as part of the process. Here\u2019s some commonly used terms and acronyms with their meanings:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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ADHD stands for Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder and covers a range of behaviour aspects including poor concentration, hyperactivity and learning difficulties<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Associate refers to any staff member contracted by SENse Learning including volunteers<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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CL stands for Case Lead. A Case Lead manages the overall package of education for our students knew they made an excellent team. Together Lucy and Sophie turned SENse Learning into a company in 2019.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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CPI stands for Crisis Prevention Institute. This is the training programme that teaches management and intervention techniques to help a person cope with escalating behaviour in a professional and safe manner<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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DSL stands for Designated Safeguarding Lead. This person has the authority and status within SENse Learning to carry out the duties of the post including committing resources and, where appropriate, supporting and directing other Associates<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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EHCP stands for Education, Health and Care Plan. It outlines any special educational needs a child has, and the provision a local authority must put in place<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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LA stands for Local Authority, the Local Authority is responsible for all the public services including education in a particular area<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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LADO stands for Local Authority Designated Officer, who works with Children\u2019s Services and provides advice to SENse Learning<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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EM stands for Education Mentor, they support the learning of the students at SENse Learning<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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NCFE is a Functional Skills awarding body and provider of educational services in the UK<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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PDA stands for Pathological Demand Avoidance; it was first documented in the 1980s and is characterised by an extreme avoidance of everyday demands and an anxiety-driven need to be in control<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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This is SENse Learning\u2019s curriculum framework and stands for Wellbeing, Interaction, Learning and Life skills<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Reaching Families<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Reaching Families is a parent-carer led, grassroots charity which aims to support parents and families of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in their daily lives, in particular through the delivery of information, training and peer support.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The B&NES Parent Carer Forum is a CIC run by parent carers of children and young people from birth to 25 years living in BANES. Through feedback and consultations with parent carers, we work in partnership with service commissioners and providers to help advocate for and raise the voice of parents and carers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Mental Health Natters (MHN) supports children, young people and their parent carers with mental health and educational outcomes. We support families struggling with mental health and school attendance. We offer 1:1 therapeutic mentoring, 1:1 tuition, group sessions and drop in sessions. The basis of our support is kindness, empathy and acceptance of everyone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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West Sussex Minds change minds across England and Wales by making mental health an everyday priority. By standing up to the injustices \u2013 in healthcare, in work, in law \u2013 which make life harder for those of us with mental health problems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Mix is the UK\u2019s leading support service for young people. We are here to help you take on any challenge you\u2019re facing – from mental health to money, from homelessness to finding a job, from break-ups to drugs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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YoungMinds is leading the movement to make sure every young person gets the mental health support they need, when they need it, no matter what.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Helpful information We know how challenging this process can be. To make things a little easier, here\u2019s some helpful information to help guide you. \u00a0 Term dates Autumn 2025 Associate INSET training day Tues 2nd Sep 25 Autumn term 1 3rd Sep 25 \u2013 24th Oct 25 Half Term break 27th Oct \u2013 31st Oct […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":921,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1080","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/senselearning.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/senselearning.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/senselearning.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/senselearning.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/senselearning.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1080"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/senselearning.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2594,"href":"https:\/\/senselearning.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1080\/revisions\/2594"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/senselearning.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/senselearning.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}