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SENCO Network Meeting. SEN Update 8 th February 2013. Department of Children’s Services. SEN Assessment Team Responsibilities. Manage referrals for statutory assessment Monitor Quality of Annual Reviews & Pupil Progress
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SENCO Network Meeting SEN Update 8th February 2013 Department of Children’s Services
SEN Assessment Team Responsibilities • Manage referrals for statutory assessment • Monitor Quality of Annual Reviews & Pupil Progress • Amend statements every key stage or 3 years unless significant changes • Attend Independent/Non Maintained reviews every 2 years as a minimum in consultation and co-ordination with Social Care Support transitions through: • Attendance at all Year 5 annual reviews • Attendance at all Year 11 reviews • Attendance at all Year 14 reviews
SEN Assessment Team Responsibilities • Manage and represent LA at SEND Tribunals • Multi agency working including the development of Education, Health and Care Plans • Statutory assessment planning/review meetings • Management of Placements in Special Schools, DSP’s and ARC’s • Support and manage complex cases • Change of provision • Individual needs not met • OLA monitoring; attendance, exclusion, change of need • Safeguarding • Conflict resolution • Mediation • Refusal to assess
SEN Assessment Team Current Structure SEN Assessment Team Manager 5 SEN Officers 3 Project and Admin Officers 4.5 SEN Admin Support
SEN Assessment Team Revised Structure from 1 May 2013 SEN Assessment Team Manager 4 SEN Officers 4 Casework Officers 4.5 SEN Admin Support
Roles and Responsibilities – SEN Officers Cathy Devney, Lynn Majakas, Kash Rajput, Lynn Robinson • Tribunals • Management of Complex Cases • Multi agency working • Change of provision • Complex annual reviews and amendments • Individual needs not met • OLA monitoring; attendance, exclusion, change of need • Safeguarding • Conflict resolution • Mediation • Refusal to assess • Statutory assessments draft statement, planning/review meetings • Support Transitions through attendance at Year 5, 11 and 14 reviews • Attend Independent/Non Maintained reviews
Roles and Responsibilities – Casework Officers (currently vacant posts) • Support SEND Tribunals • Complex Case Management • Safeguarding • Multi agency working • Manage the requests for statutory assessment and the collection of information. • Monitoring Annual Reviews and pupil progress • Amend statements every key stage or 3 years unless significant changes • Liaise with schools and parents on the statutory assessment and annual review process
Roles and Responsibilities – SEN Admin Officers • Provide the administration of statutory assessment including the collection of information and all letters • Administer Annual Reviews; dates, input of data to EMS
Bradford Schools On Line • SEN Area recently updated • Includes all the most recent documentation and guidance (still some to add) • We are currently putting in examples of good practice in relation to annual reviews • Remains the Local Authorities preferred communication tool e.g. SEN update, courses information • Egress – safe external email system