SEND Transformation
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Context • 2.7% of children in Wigan are recorded as having an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) compared to a national (England) figure of 2.8%. The total number of Pupils with SEN (EHCP and SEN Support) is 6963 which is 14.9% of the total population. The North West overall percentage is 14.4%. • We currently maintain 1700+ EHCP/Statements which is an increase of 431 since 2014; we are also experiencing a huge rise in requests for new assessments currently running at an increase of 68% from 16/17.
What have we done • Internal audits • Assessment of all of our special school stock • Reviewed provision and need • Held some consultations • Completed SEF • Commissioned Independent Strategic review • Visioning day/workshops
What we think we know we do well • Good relationship with our families & voice of the child • Work well with health colleagues and other partners including schools • Compliance on transfers and completion of EHCPs • Very low rate of tribunals • Effective early identification of SEND in EY • Good offer of post 16 provision (education) • CLA – good support • Good quality social work support for children in need of help and protection and children in care with SEN • Support services • Offer excellent special school provision • Solution focused
Challenges/pressures • Number of additional requests for EHCPs • Demand for additional funds/ current budget • Demand for Specialist provision • Current Special School Buildings • Support Services capacity • Autism delays & increase in diagnoses • Support for managing behaviour at home • Effective transition arrangements • Academic performance • Mental Health increase in demand • Primary & Secondary school tolerance
Some of the priorities • Participation & co-production – develop a strategy. • Asset based approach and unlocking The Deal. • Funding review. • Capital investment into special schools. • Development of neurodevelopmental pathway. • SEND peer reviews. • Freshlook – transition. • CAMHS schools links / Mental health and emotional well-being. • Local Offer. • Joint commissioning. • Academic support. • HFA • Outreach and support for schools and families.
The Future priorities following the SEND implementation phase (DFE) • Focus on SEN support in school • Mainstreaming SEND • Value for money • Joint commissioning • Co-production with families at operational and strategic level • Amendments, quality and annual review of plans, must be accessible to young people and parent/carers (in their language) • Developing new provision should be based around intelligence, being needs led and not provision led. • Local authorities should be able to demonstrate how they are keeping up with the day job, and putting the statutory duties in the forefront