What the Early Intervention Fund (EIF) is, the SEND Support Tool (SST) and dates for the EIF training
Targeted Support Fund renamed ‘Early Intervention Fund' (EIF)
The Early Intervention Fund (EIF) is for mainstream settings. It is designed to support children and young people with emerging needs being supported with Ordinarily Available Provision through SEN support.
The funding is intended to provide additional support at an early stage to enable children and young people to access education alongside their peers.
Applications for the EIF are open from Monday 23 September 2024 to Wednesday 23 October 2024.
EIF is:
- for mainstream primary and secondary schools to provide additional support at an early stage
- capped at £1 million and can issue grants of up to £2,500 per pupil
- based on the principles of inclusion and require clear evidence of a graduated response, reasonable adjustments and evidence-based intervention
Overview of the Early Intervention Fund
Useful documents
- document EIF guidance document (156 KB)
- document EIF application form (40 KB)
- pdf Early Intervention Fund Wave 1 training slides (123 KB)
SEND Support Tool (SST)
The SEND Support Tool (SST) is a new online resource that has been designed to help SENDCOs identify needs and provision across the four key areas of the SEND code of practice:
- communication and interaction
- cognition and learning
- social, emotional and mental health difficulties
- sensory and/or physical needs
Needs and provision can be selected and downloaded into a word document. This can be used in the child's support plan as part of the assess, plan, do, review, cycle.
The SST can also be used to submit an EIF grant request.
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