Complex Placements Project Emily Walters 8 March 2016 Report for Schools Forum

The System as a whole

National Context SEND Code of Practice and financial regulations 'Choice and Control' in the hands of service users Local partners should identify the outcomes that matter to children and young people with SEN or disabilities to inform the planning and delivery of services and the monitoring of how well services have secured those outcomes – duty to collaborate Focus on inclusive practice and removing barriers to learning Somerset must be compliant

Update Aims and objectives Profile of learners and provision Project plan – what and when is planned Group feedback

Project Aims Aim: To improve the outcomes for our most vulnerable and complex learners with SEND Objectives (November – January 2017) To establish effective commissioning of high quality specialist provision –Clear Local Offer –Increased capacity within maintained sector To ensure best value To establish sustainable systems and a legacy of processes beyond the project

Learner and Provision Profile 153 learners in schools, of these, 13 are jointly placed cases Students are spread across 32 providers Key stage spread, peaks in KS3 Vast majority are have SEMH as primary need (56%) 17% of this cohort are children in care Geographical spread across regions

Key Stage Spread

Geographical Home Address

Attending school located within the Somerset boundary Children in Care Not CiC Within Somerset 15% Outside of County 85% Outside of County 11% Within Somerset 89%

Provider Information Of the 32 providers, 11 have been formally visited, or met with Eight are currently subject to additional monitoring due to concerns raised through a range of pathways 15 are currently graded as ‘good or better’ by Ofsted, five are inadequate 60% of pupils are in ‘good or better’ provision

Initial Financial Profile Total spend for this cohort: £6,576,717 which is 22% of HN top-up from DSG, rises to £9,169,748 when jointly placed pupils are included Average cost of a placement excluding jointly placed pupils is £46,976 Average cost of joint placements is £199,463 Average combined is £59,932

Information on Cost