1. NatSIP update and the national picture for SI within SEND
NatSIP working day
6 February 2018
NatSIP update and the national picture for SI within SEND
Lindsey Rousseau
Facilitator for NatSIP

2. NatSIP is
a unique national partnership, with more than 133 affiliated partners, of professionals and voluntary organisations working with children and young people with sensory impairment (SI) and their families
a partnership of people working together to improve outcomes for children and young people with sensory impairment through promoting collaborative working
Details, published guidance and outcomes from the NatSIP workstreams, including from the contract programme, can be found on the NatSIP website:

3. We are now three quarters through the contract, , to provide delivery support to early years providers, schools and post-16 providers to improve outcomes for children and young people with sensory impairment
Priority 1 – To enhance the capacity and knowledge of the front-line workforce Priority 2 – To develop the capacity of the broader SI sector

4. Some delivery headlines Objective 1: To enhance the capacity and knowledge base of the front line workforce
1.1 NatSIP website:
Over 3,300 user registrations on the site: 1,100 + being ‘active’ users (registered users who have accessed one or more items of content)
620 new registrations on the site in last 12 months
Usage levels are rising
The Sensory Learning Hub has had 3,332 visits since April Users spend an average of 21min 45s looking at SLH resources, and look at 15.5 pieces of content each
CPD training pathway document published 31 December 2018
Find an Adviser extended from MSI to VI, next to HI

5. Some delivery headlines:
1.2 OnlineTraining:
43 delivery partners
Overall 253 new course enrolments in Q3, (419, KPI 200, since the beginning of contract year): HI 166, VI 184, MSI 69
HI and VI courses for the FE sector transferred to the new web platform, designed for use on the full range of connected devices including mobile phones
1.3 Development of face to face training and support materials for SENCOs:
SENCOs trained (through training providers)
100% improvement confidence rating for working with CYP with SI in their settings
More training needs identified
1.4 Develop a mainstream training pack:
The mainstream school training pack - linked to online resources through the training hub: ‘Getting Started’
Quick guide – ‘top tips’ (in draft) for publication February 2018

6. Some delivery headlines
1.6 Technology
Easy access technology guidance, downloads from website and delivered at SENCO training
Successful videos resulting also in requests for ‘hands on’ training
1.7 Face to face training for TAs and support staff
2 day TA courses for HI (London), MSI (Bradford and Kent), VI (London)
5 day MSI RCE course in Kent and East Riding
5 day Intervenor training (6 courses delivered – 10 scheduled)
1.8 Examination access
Guidance on website updated and downloaded times
Pilot of online version this afternoon
– 25yrs
Apprenticeships HI and VI – 2 regional events for providers
Supporting Achievement in HE – for deaf students and VI students

7. 2.1 Strengthen the Sensory Learning Hub for SI professionals
Some delivery headlines Objective 2: To develop the capacity of the SI sector
2.1 Strengthen the Sensory Learning Hub for SI professionals
Training Pathways 320+ visits, with PDF information pack downloaded 100+ times
‘Getting Started’ 386 visits since October 2017 launch downloads of PDF version of the pack
49 future-dated training events listed in SLH training calendar, visited over 1,200 times since launch in September 2017
Find an Advisor Pages visited 657 times since their launch in August The FAA directory has been accessed over 250 times
What Works Database contains 286 resource listings tagged with 23 SI specific key words visits since revision and re-launch August Average of 31mins 52s looking at these listings. Over 6,700 views of individual listings, and over 5,100 click throughs to the listed resources.

8. Some delivery headlines
2.2 Train SI leaders for the future
Commissioning events and clinics: evaluations 100% with 4 and 5 stars
Ofsted findings (this afternoon)
Further guidance paper in draft
Evaluating impact: three events - oversubscribed
405 + downloads of the guidance checklist for services alignment with legislation
2.3 Publish an evidence base of progress for MSI CYP
Tool kit in draft, for publication February 2018
2.4 Develop a new framework for the support and deployment of CSWs
In draft for publication Q4

9. Some delivery headlines:
– 25 yrs EHC Plans post 19 training for parents/young people/professionals - links to Mental Capacity Act:
2 events in London with 100% 4 and 5 star evaluations
2.6 Outcomes Benchmarking:
CRIDE/NatSIP/UCL/City longitudinal study launch
Outcomes benchmarking across HI, VI and MSI
2.7 Early Year’s language development in deaf children
3 seminar events = 94 delegates + 18 online delegates for 2nd event and 40 views on website since
2.9 MSI Leaders and lessons learned from LISEND regional commissioning (2.8) initiative
This afternoon

10. SEND delivery partners 2017 -18
1. National Sensory Impairment Partnership: Sensory impairment support 2. Council for Disabled Children: Strategic Reform Partner 3. London Leadership Strategy and Nasen: Support for the school workforce 4. The British Dyslexia Association: Dyslexia Support 5. CDC and Kids: Participation of Children and Young People 6. Achievement for All: Support for young offenders with SEND

11. SEND delivery partners 2017 -18
7. Mencap: The Right Place Project 8. Contact and NNPCF: Support for Families 9. Mott McMacDonald: Delivering Better Outcomes Together (DBOT) 10.The Education Training Foundation: Workforce Development in Further Education 11.PDNet/School Development Support Agency: Support for children and young people with physical disabilities 12.The Communication Trust: Support for SLC

12. DfE SEND contracts , Strategic support to the workforce in mainstream and special schools
Invitation to tender (ITT), December 2017, for a new contract to:
Drive education institutions to prioritise SEND within their CPD and school improvement plans
Equip schools to identify and meet their training needs in relation to SEND
Build the specialist workforce and promote best practice
Identify and respond to any gaps in the training and resources available for schools
Submission of bids 29 January 2018

13. NatSIP within the new ‘whole school SEND’ contract
What the DfE do want (in response to SEND reforms):
A joined up approach to SEND for schools
Coordination of advice and resources to schools
What the DfE do not want:
Multiple individual contracts with ‘condition specific organisations’
More individual resources/guidance where there is not a gap
What DfE recognise as important for CYP with SI includes:
The need to understand what risks to be lost, from the work NatSIP does, in the whole school SEND consortium contract
An ongoing relationship between DfE and NatSIP

14. Some NatSIP activity since December 2017:
Quarter 3 report to DfE of contract delivery against KPIs
Provisional offer to partner with bidders for DfE contracts
Negotiation as a partner within a consortium bid
Analysis of gaps in support for schools system and settings post April 2018
NatSIP Q4 contract work = ‘business as usual’
The HoSS forum!

15. What is ‘Low incidence’ special educational need and disability (LISEND)?
A need which has the potential to have an adverse impact on learning and development unless additional measures are taken to support the child/young person
The prevalence rate is so low that a mainstream setting is unlikely to have sufficient knowledge and experience to meet these requirements. Settings will need to obtain specialist support and advice on how to ensure equitable access and progression (against national standards)
The prevalence rate is so low that any formula for allocating specialist resources for additional needs which is based on proxy indicators of need, will not reflect the true distribution of children and young people identified as having low incidence SEND
NatSIP August 2012

16. NatSIP working days 2018 Hamilton House, London
Thursday 7 June 2018
Wednesday 3 October 2018 (HoSS/NatSIP)
We look forward to seeing you at both events
Thank you all for your ongoing support of NatSIP