York Parent Carer Forum Friday 31st March 2017 Pat Bullen, NDTi (National Development Team for Inclusion) Preparing for Adulthood Facilitator Y&H

Demonstration sites Nine sites, one per region: Newcastle Cheshire West & Chester Leeds Rutland Dudley Hertfordshire Kingston upon Thames Bath & NE Somerset Portsmouth

Sites areas of focus: Sites have been working on the following elements of the SEND reforms:  Joint commissioning and integrated working Personalisation and personal budgets Local Offer and PfA Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans and PfA Full participation of parent carers and young people Employment

Employment Newcastle: Year 4 of Project Choice internship in the NHS. Good employment outcomes 27 young people in work. New Venture new partnership with INTU group in retail setting. Trinity delivering bespoke study program's with young people who have found formal education difficult- Focus on building confidence and towards work. New Trax’s supporting young people with severe impairments to look at employment and how they use their gifts and talents to make a contribution.

Hertfordshire - Employment Increased employment outcomes from supported internships and supported employment Increased number of employers are supporting the programme Schools thinking about supported internships and employment All colleges have trained job coaches as part of their workforce Development of inclusive apprenticeships Youth Connexions continue to provide impartial information, advice and guidance SEMH School trading supported employment with Youth Connexions

B&NES- employment Employer Network- 25 employers It offers a number of opportunities:  Paid jobs  Work experience  Internships  Apprenticeships Mentoring support Interviewing skills practice 32 young people at hospital supported by dedicated job coach

EHC Plans Newcastle Leeds Cheshire West Dudley Portsmouth Kingston BANES

Strategic Engagement Leeds Dudley

Personal Budgets Cheshire West Newcastle BANES

Local Offer Dudley Leeds Cheshire West

Joint commissioning Hertfordshire Portsmouth

Hertfordshire- joint commissioning 0-25 integrated SEND commissioning strategy, signed off by directors across children’s services, adult services, public health and both CCGs Integrated 0-25 SEND Delivery Plan 0-25 SEND Commissioning Planning Board Young commissioners with SEND trained and mobilized Annual young commissioners’ work programme developed and now in place Young people’s shadow board to the 0-25 SEND Integration Board Developing 0-25 SEND Market Position Statement (MPS)

Herts- next steps Recruitment and training of more young commissioners from school settings, to broaden the age range and breadth of views A film of the process to be undertaken to allow the young commissioners to contribute Explore better care funds as a way of pooling resources across social care and health Use 0-25 SEND MPS to inform integrated commissioning intentions

Leeds- outputs Voice and Influence – one minute guide. http://www.leeds.gov.uk/docs/64%20- %20Voice%20and%20Influence%20-%20November%202014.pdf Leeds Social Value Act https://doinggoodleeds.org.uk/socialvaluecharter.html Some examples of Voice Influence and Change in Leeds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLFG8DF77GA – coproduction event of PfA Voice Influence and Change (VIC) Children’s Trust Board: Complex Needs report Card Leeds Local Offer – Annual Report August 2016 You said: We did

Leeds EPIC Leeds are the Parent Participation forum for parents/carers and families and sit on the Complex Needs Partnership Board (a sub group of the Children and Families Trust Board). Next Steps: Epic Leeds to have a seat on both Children’ and Families Trust Board and Health and Wellbeing Boards.

Why is employment important?

Because it creates opportunities for all of these . . . Friends and relationships Community inclusion

Friends, relationships and community nic

Good Health nic

Independent living nic

< The Benevolent State The Inclusive Society > “I want a life not a service!”

Key Resources Evaluations!!!!! EHC plan guide www.councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/a-step-by-step- guide-to-ehc-plans CDC modules on the SEND reforms for health www.councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/makingithappen Identifying social care needs www.councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/media/1107462/identifying -the-social-care-needs.pdf Evaluations!!!!!

more information can be found at: http://www.preparingforadulthood.org.uk/resources (best practice and info on preparing for adulthood) http://in-control.org.uk/ (choice, control and personalisation) http://www.sendpathfinder.co.uk/delivering-better-outcomes-together (supporting national implementation of SEND Reforms) http://www.councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources (guidance on issues affecting the lives of disabled children) www.workexperience.org (info about work experience) www.baseuk.org (supported employment) https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/skills-funding-agency (traineeships) https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment _data/file/389411/Supported_Internship_Guidance_Dec_14.pdf (supported internships)

Any questions? Contact: pat.bullen@ndti.org.uk

Contact: pat.bullen@ndti.org.uk “We need to be sure we are focused on helping people get great lives and not just better paper work” Michael Smull Contact: pat.bullen@ndti.org.uk Michael Smull has been working with individuals with disabilities for the past 40 years and written extensively on the topics of person centred thinking and challenging behaviours and the challenges of changing systems to support self determination. More of his work can be watched on the Helen Sanderson You Tube channel