Management Information Sheet

'Specialist Resource Bases' refers to the programme of additionally commissioned services funded from the High Needs Block and delivered by Norfolk schools for learners with a high level special educational needs who are educated in mainstream schools. The programme is an important part of the Local Offer of support and provision.

There are six distinct specialisms within the programme which are grouped into two broad types:

• those which will offer long term, specialist provision.


• those which will offer short term support and intervention and/or outreach activities.

Deaf Resource Bases, The Compass Centre and ASD bases will all offer long term provision only. These provisions will be specialist in nature and will be accessed via county admissions processes with the Local Authority retaining the placement decision-making function.

Behaviour, Learning and Cognition (including the Dyslexia Outreach Service) and Speech Language and Communication bases will offer a school- to- school service for short term support and intervention, or outreach support and advice, or a combination of the two.

Please read the Introduction to the new SRB model and pupil profiles before considering a referral to an SRB. Link to the SRB homepage here. Further updates and documents will be added to the Norfolk Schools website over the summer term.

If there are any queries please Email in the first instance.