Ultimate Costed Provision Map Toolkit
A complete Costed Provision Map Toolkit for SENDCos, with editable templates, worked examples, costing tools and practical guidance for SEND provision.
The Ultimate Costed Provision Map Toolkit is a comprehensive, practical resource designed to help SENDCos, Inclusion Leads and school leaders create clear, consistent and well-evidenced costed provision maps.
More than simply a blank provision map, this toolkit guides you through the whole process – from identifying and recording additional SEND provision to calculating staffing costs, evidencing impact and using costed provision maps as part of wider SEND processes.
The toolkit includes:
Step-by-step guidance for creating high-quality costed provision maps
Guidance on what should – and should not – be included
Staffing cost calculations, including hourly rates and on-costs
Individual and group provision costing
Specialist resources and external professional involvement
Worked costing examples
Guidance for writing clear and specific provision statements
Guidance for developing measurable outcomes and evidencing impact
Baseline → Provision → Review approaches
Quality assurance and review guidance
Guidance on using costed provision maps at SEND Support
Using provision maps to support evidence for an EHC needs assessment
Using provision maps at Annual Review
Funding requests and discussions
Guidance for discussing costed provision with parents and carers
Common questions and real-life SENDCo scenarios
Practical Resource Library included
The toolkit also contains ready-to-use resources to help you put the guidance into practice, including:
• Editable Individual Costed Provision Map Template
• Completed SEND Support worked example
• Completed EHCP / higher-level provision worked example
• Staffing Cost Calculator
• Quick Reference Costing Table
• Other Costs Record
• Provision & Outcome Bank covering all four broad areas of SEND
• Costed Provision Map Review Record
• Quality Assurance Checklist
• Whole-School Provision Map Audit

