The Local High Needs Funding system is designed to support children and young people (CYP) with emerging high needs, or with needs that fall outside the EHCP process. It is managed locally within the nine DSPL areas although funding is paid out centrally into school budgets. This is top-up funding to provide the cost of provision which exceeds the first £6000 which should be provided from the school’s Notional SEN Budget. It is for interventions and provision which go beyond quality first teaching and reasonable adjustments.

Application Process

Early Years and School settings should read the guidance and complete the form below.

Please submit all applications to the following email address: dspl7lhnfpanel@dspl7.org.uk 

Where possible, applications should be sent through Schools FX, but can be password protected and sent directly to the panel email address.