March 2014 SEN Services – Bill Turner SEND update

Setting the scene The graduated approach Referral for an EHCP Assessment The PLAN The transition process Annual Reviews The Local Offer AGENDA

SETTING THE SCENE Part 1

Children and Families Bill Adoption Looked After Children Family Justice Childcare Parental Leave Special Educational Needs and Disability

Current Bradford Funding Models Mainstream Special schools DSPs ARCs PRUs Centrally Funded Services Post 16 FE Provision

Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) Schools Block Early Years Block High Needs Block From 1/4/14 1.5% reduction in Element 3 (Plus element)

Mainstream School SEN funding Notional ~5.5% of school budget SEN formula <=£6000 SEN formula <=£6000 High Needs Block Plus element

High Needs Block Lump sum per place £10k special - £8k PRU OR AWPU + SEN formula ~£ £6000 Lump sum per place £10k special - £8k PRU OR AWPU + SEN formula ~£ £6000 Pupil Need element Premises element Place Plus

Mainstream Resourced Mainstream / PRU Generic Special BESD / AS special Equivalent Funding

FUNDING CATEGORIES, BANDS & AMOUNTS Range 1 Range 2 Range 3Range 4Range 5Range 6Range 7 PRIMARY NEEDDelegated Place Funding Band A ( hours) Band B (22-27 hours) Band C ( hours) Band D (35+ hours) Additional Funding £0£1,000£3,152£4,830£7,524£10,970£14,617£24,018 From April 2014 £985 £3105£4758£7411£10805£14398£23658 Mainstream Autism & SLCN SLCNASD ASD+ASD++ Mainstream MLD/SLD/PMLD MLD MLD+SLDPMLDSLD+PMLD+PMLD++ Mainstream PD PD PD+PD++ Mainstream HI/VI HI/VI HI+/VI+ Mainstream BESD BESD BESD+BESD++ Teachers per class of LSA's per class of Points Mainstream funding is within colour coded Bands (mainly range 4) Special School funding is determined by actual Primary Need FUNDING PAID TO SCHOOLS AND SETTINGS MONTHLY

Children and Families Bill Working groups Structure Workforce Development Transport Processes for EHCP Local Offer Personal Budgets Joint Commissioning Communications Strategy ICT/Info infrastructure 0-7 Integrated Pathway Transition to adult provision Co-ordination Chief Executive’s Project Management Governance AD ACCESS AND INCLUSION

THE GRADUATED APPROACH Part 2

The Graduated Approach

SEN Guidance Draft Revised VI Draft Revised AS

Could the SEN Guidance be used to help describe your graduated approach? Discuss the provision you would make for a child with AS or VI at Range 3 in your school/setting? 10 minute task

Early Years Data indicates: SLCN is the most prevalent Primary Need AS is the second most prevalent National Data indicates: An under identification of Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia)

Development work over the Summer Term 2014

Are SLCN and SpLD an issue in your school/setting? What are the implications for your MLD provision? 5 minute task

REFERRAL FOR AN EHCP ASSESSMENT Part 3

The referral form

The Thresholds: Education SEN Guidance – Range 4 and above Unsupported attainment guidance Social Care Threshold of Need Guidance CCHDT Thresholds Health Continuing Care Therapies

How many children and young people currently with Statements in your setting would meet the Tier 3 guidance for Social Care? How many children and young people currently with Statements in your setting would meet the Tier 4 guidance for Social Care? 10 minute task

THE PLAN Part 4

Read through the Draft. Are there any items not included? What aspects need clarification? Other comments 10 minute task

THE TRANSITION PROCESS Part 5

prior StatementReferrals prior to 1 st September 2014 will be considered under the existing ‘Statement’ framework. after EHCPReferrals after 1 st September 2014 will be made on the EHCP referral form.

Option 1: 3 year transition for conversion of existing Statements Option 1: Transfer to EHC plans at end of Key Stage

Option 2: 3 year transition for conversion of existing Statements Option 2: Transfer to EHC plans at end of current phase

Discuss the merits of each option. Which Option would you prefer? 5 minute task

ANNUAL REVIEWS Part 6

ANNUAL REVIEW TRAINING 26 th and 27 th June st and 2 nd July 2014

THE SCHOOL/SETTING OFFER Part 7

Children and Families Bill A duty on all local authorities to publish details of services and provisions in the area to support families with a child or young person with a special educational needs and/or a disability (SEND) Bring together in one place all of the information about SEND

The Local Offer What is it for? To provide information about the support and opportunities that are available AND To make provision more responsive to local needs and aspirations, building on feedback Who is it for? Parents and carers of children and young people with SEND Children and young people with SEND Practitioners and professionals

The Local Offer Education, Health & Social Care 0-25 SEND Jointly commissioned services Co-production Accessible Transparent & comprehensive Web based resource Development and Review

The Local Offer will: Make it easier for families to find information Providing clarity for families Identify need and gaps in provision Provide an evidence base for improving services

Statutory Duty Legal duty to publish information Must be updated annually Special Educational Needs (Information) Regulation - Clause 65 Reflects the information required for the local offer –Identification –Assessment and review of progress –Moving between phases –Adaptation of the curriculum and learning environment –Securing expertise –Effectiveness of the provision –Access to facilities and extra curricular activities –Emotional and social development

Joint Statement Agreement Read Comments or Thoughts By June 2014

Proforma Completed proforma Blank template Offer at Range 1, 2 and 3 Could you use this? How would you complete this? –E.g. See range 1 guidance (link) or; –Using the guidance at range 1 for autism we offer ………… By June 2014 – School website –Copy to LA and link to the school website