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Local CAPacity: an introduction for schools
Supporting SEN students through technology
With the inclusion agenda, devolved Special Educational Needs (SEN) budgets and Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) responsibilities, schools are increasingly required to make their own informed decisions about how to support their SEN students. ICT and assistive technology can play a huge part in meeting these support needs.
The Communications Aid Project (CAP) proved that the right equipment, chosen and supported properly can give SEN students a much greater degree of independence, achievement and real inclusion.
With the support from CAP gone, teaching and IT staff often don’t know where to start to find the right support package for their student. The risk of buying equipment that could be expensive but proves not fit for purpose is also a major concern. This can be an even greater problem in areas where diminishing local authority services means that support and expertise is not available for all students.
With our extensive experience of supporting schools to meet their students’ ICT access requirements, AbilityNet can help!
We have extended our successful Local CAPacity support programme to include packages specially tailored for schools needs and budgets.
These packages provide the help that schools need to support their SEN students through technology – they include training around assistive technology, access to expert advice and resources, equipment loans and days of AbilityNet consultants’ time to be used within your schools.
Download a leaflet about the Local CAPacity options and prices
Local CAPacity – SLA options for schools
You can choose between our Gold and Silver packages depending on the size of your school / number of SEN students in your school.
Gold school support package
£1,200 per school per year
- access to e-mail and telephone support from specialists in the education sector
- access to resources such as factsheets, skillsheets and web based materials
- quarterly newsletter with sector news and product updates etc
- 3 places on AbilityNet courses for your staff
- 2 days of AbilityNet consultants’ time to be called off according to your needs – this could be to conduct assessments, provide training to staff or students, or run clinic days, run bespoke courses, or to provide other consultancy within your school
- access to an extensive loan bank of assistive technology equipment (up to 5 calls on the loan bank per year for loans of up to 6 weeks)
- 2 log in accounts for AbilityNet’s new e-Learning courses on assistive technology
Silver school support package
£800 per school per year
- access to e-mail and telephone support from specialists in the education sector
- access to resources such as factsheets, skillsheets and web based materials
- quarterly newsletter with sector news and product updates etc
- 2 places on AbilityNet courses for your staff
- 1 day of AbilityNet consultants’ time to be called off according to your needs - this could be to conduct assessments, provide training to staff or students, or run clinic days, or to provide other consultancy within your school
- access to an extensive loan bank of assistive technology equipment (up to 3 calls on the loan bank per year for loans of up to 6 weeks)
- 1 log in account for AbilityNet’s new e-Learning courses on assistive technology
Days which can be called off
The table below shows an example of the range of services which can be called off from your allowance of days within your Service Level Agreement.
You may also use the time for other services and a day rate will be agreed at the time of booking.
| Service | No of days |
|---|---|
| Assessment | 1 |
| Pupil review sessions (after 6 months or so) | ½ |
| Attendance at annual review (after review visit above) | ½ |
| Attendance at general meetings, panels, advisory groups etc | ½ |
| Access to remote support seat | ½ |
| Bespoke courses for your staff at your school | 2 |
| Training for staff on specific accessible IT solutions | ½ |
| Training on student’s accessible IT solution | ½ |
| School audits with report (half day at school) | 1 |
| School audits without report (half day at school) | ½ |
| Consultancy visits with report | 1 |
| Consultancy visits without report | ½ |
| Clinic days for groups of students at your location | 1 |
Additional days can be purchased for £400 once you have subscribed to a package.
For more information speak to the AbilityNet education team on 01480 839091 or email education@abilitynet.org.uk