National and Local Updates SENCo Cluster Meeting Spring 2016

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Educational Psychology Service Thinking about literacy discussion

What are the main types of difficulties associated with literacy that you currently experience as a school? What would you consider to be the most effective way to support literacy difficulties in your school? What particular literacy programmes do you tend to use:- When teaching whole class When teaching small groups When providing support on a 1:1 basis Do you find these approaches and programmes to be effective? (Why/ why not?)

Updates for 2016

Advisory Teaching Service Autism Inclusion Mark – new quality mark for primary and secondary schools. Launch date March 9 th – further details will be added to SENCoSpot as available Talkboost training dates:3 rd February & 2 nd March Talkboost for Key Stage 2 coming in 2016 Positive Mental Health and Well Being Conference for deaf children and young people- 29 th April 2016

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Resource Allocation System (RAS) for Pupils with SEND A transparent and outcome focused tool to allocate additional support to pupils with SEND (replacing the matrices) Co-produced by parents and staff within Gloucestershire County Council The RAS is ready for next phase of work which includes point allocation, price point(s), processes/systems/guidance to support use and testing period A trial period of three months from 1 January 2016 to test the RAS alongside the matrices

Resource Allocation System (RAS) for Pupils with SEND – Would you like to help? Are you interested in getting involved? We hope so! We are looking for a small working party of school representatives to assist in the testing, modification and evaluation of the RAS during its trial period Commitment is likely to be maximum of 6 hours per month for a 4 month period (January – April 2016) If you are interested in getting involved, please contact Jane Shotbolt, Personalisation Officer on or

NEW PILOT PROJECT : GIPRA (Gloucestershire Individual Pupil Resource Allocation) Pilot: Starting in January 2016 and initially running until July 2016 (pilot will be reviewed in July 2016) Purpose: Looking at ways for schools and settings to access practical advice, support for capacity building and access to short term “top up funding” so that statutory EHCP is not the only way to access this support. How is it being funded: No new or additional funding for the project – making best use of resources from a variety of sources to include EHCP/Statement budget, BHLP, Enablement funding (AC) CIC budgets for relevant pupils and EPI Team “exclusions budget”

GIPRA – Aim of Project Aim of the Project: To reduce fixed term exclusions for children with SEND Reduce incidents of reception age pupils being unable to access FT education due to lack of support To enable a short period of intervention/assessment to support decisions re longer term SEN To provide a holistic, joined up response from existing services/teams Lessen links between needs and resources Lessen bureaucracy and provide a swifter response Make better use of professionals time Complement statutory process Time limited support/interventions

GIPRA - Target Group and Expected Outcomes Target group – this is aimed at children who may have missed out on Early Years Provision and/or intervention in pre school years or those in School on SEN Support who may have a short term need for some additional support Expected Outcomes - Reduced reliance on an EHCP to provide a route to short term interventions/resources. It will support a short period of additional resources to allow TAC to explore and assess the longer term needs and to determine if short term additional support has enabled expected progress to be made

GIPRA – Funding and Further Information How to Apply – Applications will be considered by a Multi Agency Panel on a fortnightly basis. If additional resources approved school and Parents will be notified within 3 days. Additional resources will be short term – three to six months Further Information – Process Map, Terms of Reference and Referral Form are on SENCOSPOT under GIPRA. For more information speak to your Monitoring Officer or