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