Little Saints High Needs Base @All Saints by

Little Saints

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As part of Bolton Early Years SEND strategic approach, High Needs SEND Base provision offer places for children aged 2-5 years with High Needs SEND within an environment that will meet their learning and development needs, enable integration and be staffed by practitioners able to offer specialism.

All Saints Cof E Primary School offers 6 full time equivalent places in their Early Years SEND Base provision (Little Saints); these places are for children who are eligible for 2, 3 or 4 year old funding.

How do I apply?

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Professionals can apply by submitting a base referral form along with the Early Help Assessment and supporting evidence to the Early Years SEN High Needs Base Panel, where it will be assessed against a matrix of development to determine a child’s level of needs.

Please submit the following documentation to the EY SEND Hub Coordinator: jo.brown@bolton.gov.uk by the deadline specified below.

A signed Base Referral Form
Early Help Assessment
Most recent reports from external agencies (e.g. SALT, OT)

Dates for submission and panel

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The next deadline for applying for High Needs Base Panel is:

Application DeadlinePanel Date

Autumn High Needs Base Panel

(for placements in January 2026)

24th September 2025 by 4:00pm14th October 2025

Spring High Needs Base Panel

(for placements in April 2026)

14th January 2026 by 4:00pm4th February 2026

Summer High Needs Base Panel

(for placements in September 2026)

29th April 2026 by 4:00pm20th May 2026

SEND Base Criteria

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SEND Base Induction Policy

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SEND Base referral form

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5 minute facts

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Mrs Dennis

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Mrs Parr

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Mrs Hampson

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Our environment

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Take a look at a range of pictures of our environment!

Transport

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If parents would like to access Local Authority Transport Services for children in the Early Years High Needs Base, they should apply to Bolton Council to see if they meet the criteria.

Application form for Travel Assistance

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Working with other agencies

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We have regular contact with other professional agencies to support our children and many of them come into school on a regular basis to work with the children and alongside staff.

We arrange regular meetings with parents and professionals to discuss their child’s progress and to give advice and support for transition to Primary School and if any formal assessment procedures are necessary to ensure appropriate support continues into Primary School.

Training

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Our staff are highly trained and have completed various courses to offer the best provision to children with high needs.

Recent training attended:

* Attention Autism

* Elklan

*Signalong

*Bolton Sensory workshop

*Understanding trauma and trauma informed approaches

*How to support children who are not yet talking

*Aided Language Simulation

Bolton Special Schools

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Identification of need and supportive environments

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Early Years Developmental Journal

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Bolton Toy Library

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We offer ’free play’ in a welcoming environment for children, parents and carers to meet, make friendships and learn vital new skills by playing together in a stimulating safe space.

The opportunity to meet others relieves social isolation, improves their emotional well-being and strengthens community.

How do I apply for special school?

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Weekly Newsletters

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Video snapshot of Little Saints

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Weekly Newsletter

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Every week, Little Saints sends out a weekly newsletter to keep our parents up to date with all the wonderful progress their children have made. We celebrate every small step and pride ourselves on our home-school partnership.

Below are some examples of our newsletters to give you a flavour of what to expect.

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We value feedback from our parents and we are continually striving to offer the very best provision to our children in Little Saints. Below are a selection of parental comments from our recent questionnaire.

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Little Saints offers the best provision for children with additional needs. Below are videos and a sample of photos showing what a typical day looks like at Little Saints.

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