1. SEND Transformation

2. Context
2.7% of children in Wigan are recorded as having an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) compared to a national (England) figure of 2.8%. The total number of Pupils with SEN (EHCP and SEN Support) is 6963 which is 14.9% of the total population. The North West overall percentage is 14.4%.
We currently maintain EHCP/Statements which is an increase of 431 since 2014; we are also experiencing a huge rise in requests for new assessments currently running at an increase of 68% from 16/17.

3. What have we done Internal audits
Assessment of all of our special school stock
Reviewed provision and need
Held some consultations
Completed SEF
Commissioned Independent Strategic review
Visioning day/workshops

4. What we think we know we do well
Good relationship with our families & voice of the child
Work well with health colleagues and other partners including schools
Compliance on transfers and completion of EHCPs
Very low rate of tribunals
Effective early identification of SEND in EY
Good offer of post 16 provision (education)
CLA – good support
Good quality social work support for children in need of help and protection and children in care with SEN
Support services
Offer excellent special school provision
Solution focused

5. Challenges/pressures
Number of additional requests for EHCPs
Demand for additional funds/ current budget
Demand for Specialist provision
Current Special School Buildings
Support Services capacity
Autism delays & increase in diagnoses
Support for managing behaviour at home
Effective transition arrangements
Academic performance
Mental Health increase in demand
Primary & Secondary school tolerance

6. Some of the priorities
Participation & co-production – develop a strategy.
Asset based approach and unlocking The Deal.
Funding review.
Capital investment into special schools.
Development of neurodevelopmental pathway.
SEND peer reviews.
Freshlook – transition.
CAMHS schools links / Mental health and emotional well-being.
Local Offer.
Joint commissioning.
Academic support.
HFA
Outreach and support for schools and families.

7. The Future priorities following the SEND implementation phase (DFE)
Focus on SEN support in school
Mainstreaming SEND
Value for money
Joint commissioning
Co-production with families at operational and strategic level
Amendments, quality and annual review of plans, must be accessible to young people and parent/carers (in their language)
Developing new provision should be based around intelligence, being needs led and not provision led.
Local authorities should be able to demonstrate how they are keeping up with the day job, and putting the statutory duties in the forefront