EYSEND Partnership Outline of the project 2018-2010

The EYSEND Partnership DfE funded 18 month VCS programme Working with 73 local areas in 5 regions Design of programme Significant additional training 5 strands of support at a local level Amplifying learning

DfE-funded, 18 month, VCS programme EYSEND Partnership: Council for Disabled Children The Communications Trust I CAN nasen contact

Working with 73 local authorities In 5 regions: North West North East Yorkshire and Humberside West Midlands East Midlands

Design of programme LA develop strategies to support improvements in access, inclusion and outcomes for young children with SEND Key features: Regionally based, local representation Bringing together different agencies Action learning sets Sharing ideas: barriers and solutions Supported self-review Action planning Evaluation

Significant additional training Strand Training from Training Whole setting SEND and SLCN in settings (Day 1) nasen & I CAN 672 settings managers A whole setting approach to SEND, reviewer training nasen 320 SLCN in settings (Day 2) I CAN 256 A local speech language and communication pathway The Communication Trust 30 L3 settings managers, health visitors, others Settings working with parents contact 100 Settings managers Parent training 336 12 Parents Parents as trainers

5 strands of support at a local level, 1 of each per region Support from A whole setting approach to SEN and disability, a review tool nasen Speech language and communication in settings I CAN A local speech language and communication pathway The Communication Trust Settings working with parents contact The local offer, respective responsibilities of settings and the LA Council for Disabled Children

XXXXXXXX 3xRegional ALSs in each of 5 regions: Self-review and action plan Local ALSs: implement local strategy 3xLocal ALSs (non-specialist) 3xLocal ALSs (non-specialist) 3xLocal ALSs (non-specialist) contact CDC TCT ICAN nasen XXXXXXXX Settings managers x 672: Core 1-day training includes: SLCN Whole Setting SEND (WSS)

XXXXXXXX 3xRegional ALSs in each of 5 regions: Self-review and action plan Launch event Jan 2019 Local ALSs: implement local strategy Additional support commissioned by Local ALSs 3xLocal ALSs (non-specialist) 3xLocal ALSs (non-specialist) 3xLocal ALSs (non-specialist) 3xLocal ALSs: local offer (1 per region) 3xLocal ALSs: SLCN pathway (1 per region) 3xLocal ALSs: SLCN in settings (1 per region) 3xLocal ALSs: WSS review (1 per region) 3xLocal ALSs: working w parents (1 per region) Level 3 training for 30 SLCN Local Area Leads Settings managers x 256: SLCN Day 2 Settings managers x 320: Training as WSS reviewers Training for 100 practitioners in working with parents: (LAP-C) Other practitioners Local area 1-day training Develop training for practitioners working with parents (LAP-C) XXXXXXXX Settings managers x 672: 1-day Core training: SLCN Whole Setting SEND (WSS) Parent Programme (PP-A): Training for 336 parents Training 12 parents as trainers: PCT-B Additional resources to support settings: SEND Gateway linked to: Talking Point, CDC, Contact, IASSN Additional resource for parents: Contact helpline, IASS

2 starting points for our programme: A significant training programme for EY settings managers A tried and tested methodology for sharing learning at local and regional levels Core training with 5 specialist strands Core 1-day training for 672 EY settings managers (8 per each local area), bringing together: A whole setting approach to SEN and disability and Developing managers’ understanding of responding to Speech Language and Communication Needs 5 specialist strands: Managers’ skills in a whole setting approach to SEN and disability (320 settings managers) Managers’ skills in ensuring their setting identifies and responds to SLCN (256 settings managers) Local pathways for SLCN, with advanced training (30 level 3 trainees: settings managers and others) An understanding of settings’ responsibilities for SEN provision in the Local Offer Information for parents, and practitioner skills in working with parents (100 settings managers) A means of sharing learning at local, regional and national levels: Regional action learning sets (ALSs): 3 or 4 representatives of different agencies and services, from each local area, share learning across the region, then review and plan local action Local action learning sets (LALSs): meet in between regional ALSs to progress their local action plan, share learning across the local area 5 specialist LALSs in each region: 1 focusing on each of 5 specialist strands

Support to a local area Settings managers in every area are eligible for training Every area progresses their action plan through local action learning set Additional support to 1 local area in each region for each of the 5 themes (whole setting SEND, SLCN in settings, SLCN pathway, working with parents, local offer) Local area convenes local action learning set, agrees nature of support Criteria for support: Level of need (data, self-review) Local priority (WSoA, existing plan) Ability to make use of the support Willingness, capacity to share learning