SEN education provision for young people aged 16-25

About SEN education provision for young people aged 16-25

​If you're a parent, carer or education provider for a young person aged 16-25 with learning difficulties or a disability, you can apply for 'High-Level Need Funding' to support their education and learning.

This applies when a young person's additional learning support costs more than £6,000.

We're responsible for agreeing to the funding and commissioning any placements, including those with an Individual Specialist Provider (ISP) which may involve residential accommodation.

Read about the new arrangements for funding Special Education Needs students

Process for high needs placements

The document below outlines the process for new placements at providers we commission for young people with learning difficulties or disabilities.

We created this process to ensure we have documented procedures in line with national policy to facilitate and record placement decisions.

High needs process

Contact SEND Advice Line

Telephone: Click to call 0300 303 0380

Address: SEND Advice Line
Floor 4
Number One Riverside
Smith Street
Rochdale OL16 1XU

Phone:
Monday–Friday, 9.30am–5pm

If you reach our voicemail, please leave a clear message with your name, contact number and a brief description of your query. We aim to return all calls as soon as possible.