1. The National Sensory Impairment Partnership
5th July 2010
The work of NatSIP

2. The purpose of NATSIP is to improve outcomes (with reference to Every Child Matters) for children and young people with SI, narrowing gaps with their peers, through joint working in services for these children

3. Working as partners
The greatest assets of NatSIP are the members of the work streams who have driven forward a national agenda for change in the SI field.
Crucial issues identified
Action plan agreed with key people
Task group/ workstream activity
Guidelines and frameworks delivered, consulted upon and published
Monitoring and benchmarking

4. NatSIP working with others
VIEW
NNATPIP
NDCS
BATOD
RNIB
Guide Dogs
Sense
Department for Education

5. The wider political context for NatSIP
Policy
NatSIP mentioned directly in the meeting with
Lord Hill, Low and Rix on issue of specialist
support services and implications of academies. 
NatSIP appeared on the Government's reply to Baroness Wilkins

6. The wider context for NatSIP
Practice
Stronger together
Sharing practice and experience
The continuum of provision
Developing robust data and benchmarking
Continuous reflection and involvement with the wider agenda

7. The political context Current government policy in education?
Academies
Free Schools
SEN review
OfSTED
Greater focus on teaching and learning

8. Support for NatSIP
Working group on longer term strategy will report September 2010
Meanwhile “NatSiP delivers real value for money” and is already supported by; GDBA, NDCS, Ewing Foundation, Sense, VIEW, BATOD, HoSS, Bristol, Cheshire East, Coventry, Dorset, East Sussex, Herefordshire, Kent, Kirklees, Knightsfield School, Leeds, LB Greenwich, LB Harrow, LB Lewisham, Norfolk, North Yorkshire, Oxfordshire, Plymouth, RBWM, Solihull, Staffordshire, Surrey, Wakefield

9. NatSIP for the future? Has the process worked? National working days
Regional sub groups reporting to work stream chairs
NatSIP reference group
The website:
HoSS forum
Conferences and events
NatSIP facilitator ;

10. Questions for NatSIP for the future?
Charging for NatSIP working days ?
3 days up front?
Refreshments only?
At cost?
Part of affiliation charge?
Future strategy group proposal September 2010!

11. NatSIP workstreams Outcomes Workforce development NatSIP strategy
Emotional resilience
Traded services and integrated working
Lamb Report and SEN review
Transition and Further Education

12. NatSIP associated work
Emotional wellbeing project (Guide Dogs)
Burwood Park project
NNATPIP
MSI Regional courses
BATOD and VIEW
Representation on government ref groups

13. National Sensory Impairment Partnership Activities 2010- 2011
Improving the outcomes for children and young people with sensory impairment
Workstream:
Key activity
Output
Intended impact
Outcomes
Who involved
Completion by

14. NatSIP workstreams 2010-2011 Workstream lead Regional network
Action plans agreed and published
Willingness to meet deadlines
Communication strategy
and all on top of the day job