Multi-Sensory Impairment - Best Endeavours and Reasonable Adjustments

Leicester City Council

The Multi-Sensory Impairment Audit is to be completed on an annual basis by each school, detailing the support provision for each individual child or young person who has or is felt to have a Multi-Sensory Impairment.
The BERA Multi-Sensory Impairment Audit and the Best Endeavours and Reasonable Adjustments Framework provide details of what schools must do to meet SEND needs and comply with their legal responsibilities under the SEND Code of Practice 2014, the Children and Families Act 2014 and the Equality Act 2010.
Where a child or young person with a diagnosed or suspected SEND need has other diagnosed or suspected SEND needs an audit will be completed for each need with which the child or young person presents.
Schools must also submit a Whole School Audit covering whole school SEND practice and an All-Needs Audit covering action required to support all those with a SEND need, irrespective of type.
Schools will benefit from the accurate and detailed completion of these audits which provide a clear picture of where school is meeting needs and help identify areas where further work is needed to fully meet the BERA requirements.
The BERA Audit is therefore very much part of the ‘Assess, Plan, Do, Review’ cycle (graduated approach), that is an excellent way to plan SEND support in schools. It can also help identify progress, support staff allocations and training needs and support schools’ applications for Element 3 top-up funding. It has also already been used to support schools in successful OFSTED inspections.

No.	Requirement	Fulfilled	Evidence / Comment	Action
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Name of Child or Young Person:	Enter name of child or young person here.
School:	Enter name of school here.
Name of Auditor:	Enter the name of the auditor here.
Date of Audit:	Click or tap to enter the audit date here.

No.	Requirement	Fulfilled	Evidence / Comment	Action
All staff who are supporting the child or young person have had specific training on the nature of the condition of the child or young person and this is regularly updated / refreshed.	Click or tap here to enter text.	Click or tap here to enter text.
Appropriate staff have had formal training on specific / targeted interventions delivered to the child or young person, and this is regularly updated / refreshed.	Click or tap here to enter text.	Click or tap here to enter text.
The child or young person has been referred to the qualified teacher of the multisensory impaired (QTMSI) at the Leicester City SEND Support Service (SENDSS)	Click or tap here to enter text.	Click or tap here to enter text.
The child or young person has been assessed by the QTMSI.	Click or tap here to enter text.	Click or tap here to enter text.
Following recommendation by the QTMSI, an Intervenor has been provided.
The intervenor is part of the planning processes, short, medium, and long term so they can assist in the planning of appropriate access routes/steps and adaptations needed for the needs relevant to the child or young person with MSI.	Click or tap here to enter text.	Click or tap here to enter text.
The intervenor has sufficient time to modify resources.	Click or tap here to enter text.	Click or tap here to enter text.
The intervenor meets regularly with the QTMSI to discuss issues.	Click or tap here to enter text.	Click or tap here to enter text.
Time is provided at the beginning of topics for the Intervenor to introduce new work to the child or young person with MSI and to assess the starting point.	Click or tap here to enter text.	Click or tap here to enter text.
The BERA audits for Hearing Impairment and Visual Impairment have been completed for the child or young person and appropriate strategies implemented.	Click or tap here to enter text.	Click or tap here to enter text.