2. Welcome to the Exceptional Needs Panel Conference 2017

3. Richard Haynes – Chair Exceptional Needs Advisory Group
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Welcome and Overview
Richard Haynes – Chair Exceptional Needs Advisory Group

4. 9. 30am. Welcome and Overview 9. 40am
9.30am Welcome and Overview 9.40am SEND in Hertfordshire and DSPL 10.00am SEND Workstream Updates Medical Needs in Mainstream Schools 10.30am ENF Updates 11.00am Tea/Coffee 11.30am Emotional Wellbeing and Anxiety 12.30pm Lunch 1.30pm ENF Application Training 2.15pm Tea/Coffee 2.30pm ENF Assessment Training 3.15pm Feedback and Next steps 3.00pm Close

5. Richard Haynes – Chair Exceptional Needs Advisory Group
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ENF Update
Richard Haynes – Chair Exceptional Needs Advisory Group

6. ENP Conference – Update
What Happened in 2016?
We delivered on our 2016 Conference promises:
Met the needs of over 1016 young people (1077 in 2015/16)
Challenged those ‘representing’ their own cases
Took greater notice of the funding available at panels
Applied the terms ‘complex and exceptional’ and ‘significant
and long term needs’ more robustly at clusters and panels
Investigated and challenged the abuse of the multiple cases
scheme
Began to target funding more effectively and reduce the number of cases the funding was being distributed across

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What Happened in 2016?
We delivered on our 2016 Conference promises:
Completed the ENF Review
Set up a workstream to respond to the outcomes of the review

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Where are we now?
You currently:
Meet the needs of 678 children (745 in 2016) (Autumn data)
Engage with an extensive range of support services
Have a comprehensive file on ENF
All had some funding to allocate this term!
AND……

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Where are we now?
You currently:
Know the outcome of the ENF Review
Understand that ENF is recognised as a successful way of meeting the needs of some of our most complex SEND young people

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What Happens Next - Funding?
The Facts and Figures .
A 10% increase in funding and an increase for inflationary pressures including an updated hourly rate.
A budget increased from £5.4m to £6.2m
A change to the multiple cases factor which balances out the inequity between primary and secondary and meets the DfE requirement that less than 50% of schools receive this funding

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What Happens Next - Funding?
Exceptional Needs Funding will continue to meet the needs of our most complex young people with SEND
BUT

12. ENP Conference – Session 2
What Happens Next - Funding?
Our decision making must continue to become more effective and robust to ensure our funding is targeted to meet the needs of our most complex and exceptional needs children in Hertfordshire.

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What Happens Next - Funding?
The Challenges We Face
Delivering the increased funding
Ensuring equity and fairness
Targeting funding at the most complex and exceptional cases
Implementing the new multiple cases factor

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What Happens Next - Funding?
How do we respond to this?
We use the guidance we have been given
We continue to make difficult decisions at local cluster level so that the
District Panels can concentrate on the cases for young people with the
most complex and exceptional needs
We fund only those cases whose needs are significant and long term giving
them the significant funding that they need
We ensure we work within the existing budget and plan our use of this
carefully.

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What Happens Next - Funding?
What will this look like for our next round of ENF?
You will continue to apply for ENF in exactly the same way as
you do now
You will identify the totality of a young person’s needs and the
provision required to meet these needs. A formula will calculate
the funding a school receives
The new Multiple Cases formula will apply
BUT – Your decision making will be more effective and robust

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What Happens Next - Funding?
How can we be more effective and robust?
We need to remember the guidance about the likely characteristics of a child
for whom exceptional needs funding is agreed:
Requires a highly individualised teaching programme
Is supported by highly individualised learning targets
Is completely dependent on high levels of support to engage or make
progress
Is supported by adults for the majority of the time with some small group
and whole class learning
Has the involvement of external support services in ongoing assessment
with likely multi-agency involvement.

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What Happens Next - Processes?
How can we be more effective and robust?
Use the new descriptors to help identify those who may be eligible for ENF
Train SENCOs in the effective use and completion of the application form
Train SENCOs to identify appropriate cases to refer to panels
Train panels to be effective and consistent when making decisions

18. The Application Process – What’s new?
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The Application Process – What’s new?
New timeline for applications from Autumn 2017
Paperless process
Updated Cluster front sheet
Descriptors of Need

19. The Assessment Process – What’s new?
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The Assessment Process – What’s new?
Top Ten Cluster Tips for Effective Cluster and Panel working
Effective use of the ENF application form

20. Feedback and Next Steps Chair – Exceptional Needs Advisory Group
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Feedback and Next Steps
Richard Haynes
Chair – Exceptional Needs Advisory Group