1. Collaborative working to improve outcomes
HOSSER – measuring outcomes of SI C&YP
27th April 2012
Lindsey Rousseau

2. Improving outcomes: a national context
DfE November 2010: a national prospectus for improving outcomes for c&yp and their families
Ofsted November 2010: improving outcomes through partnership in Children’s Trusts
DfE March 2011: SEN Green Paper to support better life outcomes
DoH March 2012: Children and young people’s health outcomes

3. National Sensory Impairment Partnership
DfE funded
Regional Partnerships (for low incidence SEN) 2000
SERSEN: 2001 with SI working group
SESIP (South East Regional Partnership for Sensory Impairment) 2008
NatSIP 2009 ongoing

4. National Sensory Impairment Partnership
NatSIP = collaboration!
Partners:
Local authority services for HI, VI and MSI,
Special schools (maintained and NMSS)
Voluntary organisations: Burwood Park project, Ewing Foundation, Guide Dogs, NDCS, RLSB, RNIB, Sense,
Professional bodies: BATOD, VIEW, HoSS
Policy makers and influencers: Council for Disabled Children (CDC), Special Educational Consortium (SEC), DFE
NatSIP uniquely draws on and involves national expertise across the statutory and voluntary sectors

5. National Sensory Impairment Partnership
DfE – improving outcomes for c&yp and their familes (November 2010) – grant funding to NatSIP as a Voluntary and Community Sector organisation 2011 – 2013
The objective of NATSIP is to improve longer term outcomes for children and young people with sensory impairments, (closing gaps with their peers), through joint working in services for these children

6. The agreed purpose of NatSIP is:
to improve outcomes for children and young people with sensory impairment through promoting collaborative working between education, health and social care professionals
to help fulfil the potential of children and young people who have sensory impairment
to promote a national model for the benchmarking of clear progress and impact criteria for children and young people who have sensory impairment, with the aim of narrowing the gap with their peers
to support a well trained sensory impairment workforce responsive to the Government agenda for education
to inform and advise the DfE and other national agencies on the education of children and young people with sensory impairment.

7. NatSIP workstreams www.natsip.org.uk
opportunities for collaboration:
Outcomes benchmarking
SI practice based on Quality Standards
Workforce development for front line staff→ training pathway → effective use of TAs
Emotional Resilience and development of personal competencies
Equality Act SI advice
SEND policy
NatSIP future sustainability
Associated working

8. NatSIP workstreams 1. Outcomes benchmarking
To further develop a robust national outcomes framework to support national benchmarking and evaluation
KPI 2012 – 2013: At least 50 % of all LAs collecting and reporting outcomes data (March 2012)
Early findings: 54 HI Services, 27 VI Services and 13 MSI Services have registered submissions
Linking outcomes benchmarking across to Quality Standards to improve effective professional practice
Council for Disabled Children (CDC) gathering evidence on “measuring outcomes”

9. Outcomes benchmarking
and what do families want to see?
103 families in NatSIP survey (2012)
101 c&yp aged between 1mth to 19 yrs
23 additional languages
Be Healthy (mentally and emotionally)
Achieve economic wellbeing (education, employment or training on leaving school)
Enjoy and Achieve (learning and self help skills)
Make a positive contribution ( positive relationships and self confidence)

10. NatSIP workstreams 2. Effective practice Quality Standards
To promote models proven to reduce barriers to c&yp with SI making good education progress
Quality Standards
Case studies to illustrate them, especially on monitoring outcomes

11. NatSIP workstreams 3. Workforce development
Training pathway for frontline staff
Effective practice in the use of TAs (to address the issues raised by DfE about effectiveness of TAs )
4. Emotional Resilience
Signposts for evidence of successful strategies in improving life outcomes
Think Right/Feel Good
Parents as Partners

12. NatSIP workstreams 5. Equality Act 2010
Guidance for schools and settings
SEND policy group
NatSIP future sustainability
Burwood Park project (HI and additional difficulties)
Associated working

13. Green Paper SEND Pathfinder pilots
DfE and DH have appointed 20 pathfinders representing 31 local authorities and PCT partners with three common objectives:
To develop a new birth to 25 assessment process and single plan incorporating education, health and social care assessments, bringing together the range of support on which C&YP and their parents and families rely
To explore how the voluntary and community sector could improve access to specialist expertise and to introduce more independence to the process
To ensure the full engagement of children, young people, and their parents and families

14. Surrey/ B&Hove/
E. Sussex/
Hants/ W. Sussex/
Kent/
Medway
Southampton
Wiltshire
Devon
Cornwall /
I o Scilly
Greenwich
Bromley /
Bexley
Lewisham
Hertfordshire
Northamptonshire /
Leics City
Nottinghamshire
Solihull
Trafford
Oldham /
Rochdale
Manchester
Wigan
Gateshead
Hartlepool /
Darlington
Calderdale
N Yorks

15. SEND Green paper pathfinder pilots
“Pathfinders have been set up to test how to reform the system including statements and statutory framework – but we are not suspending any part of the existing framework in pathfinder areas during this period of testing
We are encouraging pathfinders to work creatively in partnership with parents, schools/ colleges, voluntary sector partners etc to find new and better ways to meet the needs of disabled children and those with SEN – but parents will retain their right to request an assessment and the LA will retain their duties in relation to assessments and statements
direct payments:
Government introduced an amendment to the Education Bill to enable the pathfinders to test the use of education direct payments within the existing statutory framework
The Education Act 2011 (15 November) – implements the government’s reform programme and helps to deliver even higher standards

16. More information: http://www.sendpathfinder.co.uk/
Pathfinder activity
All pathfinders will work within existing statutory frameworks to test core elements, including:
A multi-agency approach, with clear lines of accountability
Links between support planning and strategic commissioning, particularly through health and well-being boards
Use of personal funding
Pooled and aligned budgets
Focus on outcomes in a single plan
Transferability of social care support across area boundaries
VFM and cost
Mediation for parents
Some pathfinders will test optional elements of banded funding,
age range, support to parents and support to vulnerable groups
More information:

17. Children and young people’s health outcomes
4 areas – including, children with disabilities and long term conditions
Q1. In your view, where is the health service falling short for children and young people, what is our weakest link and what can we do to improve things to make sure it makes a real difference to the lives of children and young people?
Q2. With so many different parts of the health system in place, what do they need to focus on and improve to make sure they each work together to deliver the best possible health service for children and young people ?
Q3. Are the key areas of focus the right priority areas in relation to children and young people’s health outcomes? Is there anything missing?
Q4. Is there anything else you’d like to tell us?
By April 30th

18. Q. Are we working collaboratively to improve outcomes?
A. Yes!!
Q. How can we be more effective?
We need to measure, monitor and report more across LISEND.
Q. TEAM work?
A. Together Everyone Achieves More
It really is up to us all!