Description Item 3.5 Other mediation <OtherMediation> and Item 3.6 Other tribunal <OtherTribunal> have been updated to match the DfE’s current guidance as follows: Item 3.5 Other mediation <OtherMediation> A mediation meeting has occurred when: They have an EHCP Assessment Involvement that met the criteria for inclusion in Module 3. OR They have an EHCP Assessment Involvement, EHCP Re-assessment Involvement or […]
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Description Item 5.7 Establishments attended during the year has been updated to match the DfE’s current guidance as follows: An establishment (Base) is reported as being attended during the year when the following criteria is met: They have an Involvement that met the criteria for inclusion in Module 5. They have a Placement record linked to the Involvement. The Placement […]
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Description The following changes have been made to support the SEN2 return for 2025. Designated Social Care Officer Analysis Reporting > Data Collection > SEN Returns The LA Level Return Details panel has a new question to record the Designated Social Care Officer. Involvement Source lookup table (1052) The external codes in the Involvement Source lookup table have been updated […]
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Description A new option is available in v4 Client to search for a Professional Portal account and unauthenticate them from their caseload in bulk. This helps SEND caseworkers to save time compared with unauthenticating them on individual involvements for each student record. Focus -> Services-> SEND Portal Professional Bulk Unauthentication Search for and select the required account. Click Bulk Unauthenticate. […]
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Description When searching for records on the Select Person screen on the Professional Portal, authenticated professionals can now filter by Status. This enables them to view the status of cases without having to enter individual records. The statuses appear as follows: Case statuses on Involvements Action that triggers case status on the Involvement Status on Portal Received Recording ‘Received Date’ […]
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Description Student > Provisions The Current Rate field on student provision allocations is increased to allow large values to be entered. This allows LAs to enter large amounts of top up funding rather than changing unit costs which can cause confusion.
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Description In the SEND portal forms, File questions now have definable File Types. These are set in the SEND Portal Question Definitions in v4 Client. The list of accepted file types is listed on the question notes and is dynamically updated with any changes made in the SEND Portal Question Definitions in v4 Client. Tools | Administration | Form Builder […]
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Description Improvements have been made to forms in the SEND Portal Management area to display the Form submitter’s email and the Child or young person date of birth fields. The extra information should improve form processing by LAs. Form submitted by a professional: Form submitted by a citizen:
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Description Navigation After using filters to perform a search then navigating away from the page, the filters are retained when returning to the search page displaying the same search results. This saves users from having to repeatedly set the filters when processing multiple records. Active/inactive forms When using the filter, active forms display at the top, and inactive forms display […]
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Description In order to capture the information due date, a new field called Information Due Deadline (Days) is added to SEND Portal Form Definitions. This removes the need to calculate it manually. Tools | Administration | Form Builder | SEND Portal Forms | SEND Portal Form Definitions Information Due date is pre-populated on a students involvement based on Information Due […]
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