1. Schools Forum High Needs
22nd May 2019

2. Demand pressures Requests for assessments 84% increase
Number of maintained plans
3.2% (National 2.9%)
28% increase 17/18, Nationally 16% . Includes X% transitions 500 plus assessments ongoing and over 100 unallocated = 20 weeks
Legal test is low, premised on 2 aspects but assumes strong grauduated approach. Confidence in schools

3. Demand pressures: Independent places pre and post 16 Total spend@£17m
Exclusions, partnership, Outreach
£8m 50% disadvantaged
Year
Independent & NMSS
Post 16 SPI
Total
September 2015
130 63
193
September 2016
136 74
210
September 2017
152 73
225
September 2018
165 78
243
 Current
189
78 
 267
Pressures on places,
90% secondary
Place planning allows 1% based on national but increasing more than 40% are designated SEMH capture all for multiple need inc SLCN free school

4. Demand pressures: Expansion of age ranges 31% post 16
Extension of age range 19-25
50% increase since 2014
Nor reflective increase in budget, multiple pieces legisaltion

5. Analysis
5 Key areas of spend 2018

6. Whole system: Best inclusive practise s
INMSS
INMSS

7. Strategic approach: Whole system Best inclusive practise
Utilise the Local First Inclusive Approach
Building on best Inclusive practice increasing expertise, skills and capacity across the school and FE sector
Developing Personalised flexible commissioning
Jointly commission 19-25
Strategic approach: Whole system Best inclusive practise
Doing the right things and money will fall out : inclusion

8. Utilise Local First Approach; Reducing reliance on INM
SEMH pressure on independent placements is disproportionate.
Out of 269 placements, 105 are designated as SEMH (40%)
40 new places at Sky 2022 and 180 places by 2023 (new free school) more than doubled SEMH capacity by 2022/ 23 and by 2023/24 more than trebled our capacity – apply money – actual savings seen as £2.6 m by 23/24, however cost avoided 160 places £4m

9. Building on best Inclusive practice: Intervening early
Increasing expertise, skills and capacity
across the school and FE sector
Jointly funding early intervention, statutory costs approx £3.5 million – leaves £4m – jointly funded by schools £2m

10. Local First- Personalised Commissioning
Focus on Independent non- maintained through Local First approach at points of transition
Through academic year 19/20 the focus should be on those day placements where there is confidence that needs can be met in mainstream or special schools local to home
Utilise new places in special schools responsibly
Connecting and utilising SENCO expertise and outreach from special schools prior to requests for changes of setting from mainstream to special.
Cost avoidance and savings linked to transition, more work

11. Jointly commission 19-25: Preparing for the best adult life
Best inclusive practice
Increasing places at Local FE
Building inclusive capacity
Increasing number of Supported Internships and routes to work
Increasing personalised packages to meet individual need
£750,000 annually , declining by 50% over 3 year period

12. Whole system: Best inclusive practise
Short term: Joint Funding: sharing costs to intervene early to reduce potential future spend and manage demand and jointly funding personalised commissioning Medium Term: Building Capacity: connecting, aligning or integrating teams/partners to achieve management efficiency and cost-effective services Longer Term: Capital strategy delivery: More special school places and inclusive resource bases ,reducing reliance on INM

13. Whole system: Best Inclusive Practice: Principles
Connecting leaders ( CEO, Heads and SENCO’s)
Developing partnerships
Building capacity across sectors in early years, schools, AP and colleges , strengthening SEN support
Personal and inclusive
Fair, responsive and flexible

14. Best Inclusive Practice: Connecting Together to build capacity
LA EPS
SENCo
Networks
LA LSS
PRU’s
Outreach
Special Schools
INMSS
TAS & CLPs
Ed safeguarding
Service

15. Whole system: Best Inclusive Practice: Success