L E A R N I N G Draft SEND Legislation Jane Marriott, Psychology and Inclusion Service Manager and Pathfinder Lead Medway Council Vulnerable Children Partnership Group 23 October 2012

L E A R N I N G Objectives 1.Understand the current and changing context for SEND 2.Understand what we need to change at a local level and how that will involve different stakeholders 3.Know about actions in place to achieve Government requirements within timescales

L E A R N I N G Support and Aspiration:SEND legislation changes March 2011 Green Paper (Support and aspiration: A new approach to SEND) May 2012 Progress and Next Steps Sept 2012 Draft legislation to put proposals into practice 2013 Regulations and guidance; New Code of Practice 2014 New provisions in force

L E A R N I N G What are the key changes? New Education, Health and Care Plans to ensure more streamlined and integrated support for children, young people and families than the current statement and learning difficulty assessment. A new duty for joint commissioning which will require local authorities and health bodies to take joint responsibility for providing services. New protections for young people aged in further education and a stronger focus on preparing them for adulthood. Parents and young people, for the first time, to be entitled to have a personal budget, extending their choice and control over their support.

L E A R N I N G Key Changes (2) Further Education colleges for the first time and all Academies, including Free Schools, to have the same duties as maintained schools to safeguard the education of children and young people with SEN. A requirement on local authorities to publish a local offer of services for disabled children and young people and those with special educational needs.

L E A R N I N G What is a Local Offer? ‘ The Green Paper proposed that local authorities set out a local offer of the support available for children with SEN or who are disabled and their families, and from whom. This information for parents will be easy to understand and will set out what help is normally available in schools and colleges to help children with lower-level SEN, as well as the help for families who need additional support.

L E A R N I N G Local Offer ‘Local Authorities will be required to set out a Local Offer which Offers information for parents, in a single place which helps them to understand what services they and their family can expect from a range of local agencies – including their statutory entitlements; and Makes clear what provision is normally available from early years settings, schools (including Academies and Free Schools), colleges and other services, including health and social care.’ Support and Aspiration – Next Steps (May 2012)

L E A R N I N G Local Offer and SEN Funding Reform ‘Under current funding arrangements, mainstream schools are given an indication of the notional sum within their budgets to be used to support pupils with SEN….we want to keep these arrangements in place. Linked to the development of the local offer proposed in the SEN and disability Green paper, so as to improve choice and transparency for families, we will build on these arrangements to ensure that there is clear, locally agreed information with regard to the contribution that mainstream schools will make to provision for high needs pupils from within their notional SEN funding.’ School funding reform; Next steps towards a fairer system, Consultation launched 26 March 2012

L E A R N I N G Local Offer: opportunities Formalising what should already be in place Helps to identify gaps in local provision including training More effective use of resources – reduces duplication Informs commissioning and sector led provision development Informs and enables joint agency working

L E A R N I N G Medway Pathfinder Single integrated assessment Personal budgets Local offer Transition to employment

L E A R N I N G What has been done in SE7 so far?

L E A R N I N G The SE7 Local Offer Framework Principles Co- produced EmpoweringAccessibleHolistic Starts with the widely available Transparency Sustainable and sustained Factual

L E A R N I N G Medway LO Task Group Lead Key stakeholders Conversations with Schools Parent/carer’s involvement LA and NHS Communications team ICT Team Community engagement team Representative professionals from health, schools, colleges, early years settings, social care.

L E A R N I N G Medway Action plan – Local Offer and Funding Multi-disciplinary Local Offer group – priority focus education Funding reform group Developing a banding framework, building on DMG guidance document Provision mapping training Framework training

L E A R N I N G Medway action plan – single assessment and plan Sept- Establish pathway OctAgreement of 20 families NovKey-worker and PB workshop Pathways to Adulthood link

L E A R N I N G Further information on funding FAQ on minandfinance/financialmanagem ent/schoolsrevenuefunding minandfinance/financialmanagem ent/schoolsrevenuefunding (go to school funding reform , FAQ)

L E A R N I N G Objectives 1.Understand the current and changing context for SEND 2.Understand what we need to change at a local level and how that will involve different stakeholders 3.Know about actions in place to achieve Government requirements within timescales

L E A R N I N G Any Questions?