1. SEND in Hertfordshire Now and in the Future Debbie Orton Head of ISL

2. How many? ….. children and young people with SEND ….. SEND Support
….. EHCPs
….. attend special schools in Hertfordshire
….. children with EHCPs in early years settings
….. with EHCPs in FE provision
…… attend independent ‘out county’ schools

3. How many? 30,000 children and young people with SEND
25,000 SEND Support
5500 EHCPs
2200 attend special schools in Hertfordshire
150 children with EHCPs in early years settings
1000 with EHCPs in FE provision
130 attend independent ‘out county’ schools

4. National Context Implementation of SEND reforms
Local Area SEND Inspection
Strategic SEND Provision Reviews
National Funding Changes - High Needs
Increasing Pressures and Financial Constraints

5. SEND Reforms
Year 1 – compliance with statutory timescales, new language and processes
Year 2 – embedding cultural shift and moving provision and practice forward
Year 3 and beyond - improving quality of provision and providing evidence of positive impact

6. SEND Strategy
“All children and young people with SEND 0-25 have access to high quality local provision that meets their needs. Schools, early years settings, colleges, services, families and the LA work together to support children and young people to make good progress and achieve outcomes that prepare them for adulthood.”

7. Workstreams
1. Quality Offer 2. Autism 3. Behaviour 4. Specific Learning Difficulties 5. Speech Language and Communication 6. Sensory and Physical 7. Exceptional Needs Funding 8. DSPL 9. Educational Psychology 10. Special Schools

8. £70k to develop and roll out the Quality offer
£3m to increase special school places and fund more complex needs
£500k increase in ENF
£650k increase in primary behaviour
£1.2m increase in secondary behaviour (ESCs)
£150k DSPL Area SEND leads (Autism focus)
£200k AET training
£500k increase in low incidence support and outreach

9. Refreshed 5 Year Strategy
“All children and young people with SEND 0-25 have access to high quality provision that meets their needs. Schools, early years settings, colleges, services, families, other partners and the LA work together to support children and young people to make good progress and achieve the best possible outcomes that prepare them effectively for adulthood.”

10. Best Outcomes Quality Equity Working Together Local

11. High Needs Budget

12. Direction of Travel
Strategic development of services and provision – requires change across the system
Not about saving money on SEND
But there are increasing pressures and new areas of need
So we need to reshape out-dated provision and
Target our funding differently to meet our priorities

13. Tiered Approach

14. Workstreams 2018 onwards
Specialist provision – a sustainable pattern of local specialist provision based on evidence of need
Targeted SEND Support Services – co-ordinated, effective services that build capacity in local schools and settings
Speech, Language and Communication – collaborative and integrated services with a skilled and confident workforce
Behaviour and SEMH – a flexible continuum of support in place in each area
Also Early Years and post 16 are priorities

15. Governance and Delivery

16. Thank you