It is expected that most children and young people's needs will be well met by universal and mainstream services through an ethos of best practice and reasonable adjustments. The range of activities, opportunities and strategies that are available to children and young people without the need for specialist support or formal diagnoses is referred to as Ordinarily Available Provision. This is what is available as part of the basic good practice in the school or college.

‘Top Tips’ for inclusive practice have been developed for each of the broad areas of need described within the Code of Practice and can be found within the schools and colleges sections of the toolkit.