1. Devon Inclusion Project

2. Devon’s Vision for Education
An inclusive education system that works for every Devon Child;
Every school a good school with outcomes for children that always see Devon in the top quartile.
An effective multi agency strength based approach that helps families so that young people can engage and thrive
Every Child has a voice AND it is heard
A system that works together so young people can achieve their ambitions and enter adulthood with the skills and confidence they need to succeed.

3. Permanent Exclusions

4. Medical Absence and Part time pupils
270 schools with 7% + of pupils who had 20+ medical absences. 150 primary pupils on part- time tables (Annex R) 142 pupils on a medical placement (compared to 90 two years ago)

5. Elective home Education

6. EHE Current numbers and reasons
Reason for EHE
Number of new registrations this quarter
Dissatisfaction with the school environment 15
Lifestyle/Philosophical/Culture 7
Attendance/Prosecution 13
Medical - Child 6
School refuser/phobic 2
Bullying 8
Emotional behavioural difficulties 17
Near Exclusion 1
Other/not known (at time of recording on ONE) 28
Problems with SEN provision 3
Not preferred school
Relationship issues
Registered EHE Pupils by Year Group
 March 2018 35 1 48 2 62 3 77 4 79 5 75 6 91 7 68 8
116 9
128 10
155 11
As of March EHE who are not registered with the EHE service

7. Devon Inclusion Project
Monitoring
Devon Inclusion Project
Changes in pupil roll numbers – particularly in yr 6
School moves with no house move
Permanent Exclusions
Numbers moving to Elective Home Education
Medical and persistent absence
Part time timetables
Prolonged time out of school

8. Devon Inclusion Project Aims
To work in collaboration and partnership with mainstream and special schools to develop a strategic approach to inclusion through
- Prevention
- Intervention
- Reintegration
Further information at contacts/education-inclusion-service

9. Project Structure

10. Project Board Membership
Name
Position
Project role
Marc Kastner
Strategic Lead for Inclusion & Other Services to Vulnerable Children
Project Board Chair
Penny Hammett
Executive Head Teacher FORT Federation
Primary school representative
Alan Salt
Principal (King Edward VI Community College)
Secondary school representative
Gary Read
Principal (Whipton Barton)
Graham Hill
Head Teacher (Ilfracombe Academy)
Margaret Turgoose
Governor
Governor representative
Claire Birch
Parent
Parent representative
Tatiana Wilson
Diocesan Education Adviser – Projects & Vulnerable Pupils
Diocese representative
Kevin Henman
Chief Executive
DYS Space Ltd representative
Claire Thomson
Head of Specialist Services & Safeguarding
Babcock LDP representative
Rachel Gillott
Senior Manager – Locality Director, Exeter
Childrens Social Care representative
Julia Foster
DCC 0-25 SEN
Commissioner representative
Sue Brealey
Parent Partnership Liaison Officer
DIAS representative
Jenny Pearce-Riddy
Principal Educational Psychologist
Primary & Supporting Inclusive Practice Workstreams Lead
Simon Niles
Children's Services Strategic Manager
Recommissioning Workstream Lead
Ian Flett
Early Help Operations Manager
Early Help Workstream Lead
Ian Hemelik
Lead for the Virtual School
LAC, SGO & Adoptions Workstream Lead
Andrew Brent
Policy & Strategy Officer (Education)
Medical Referrals Workstream Lead
Neil Pack
Project Manager

11. Devon Inclusion Project – Key Developments
Replacement Protocol for Looked after children, Special Guardianship Orders & Adoptions - best practice & new responsibilities for previously looked after children.
Improving Early Help publicity, guidance & support for schools & governors & inclusion in annual Safeguarding Audit
Developing vision & charter for inclusion - feedback from schools
Proposals re use of Boxall Profile and an Inclusion Toolkit for schools

12. The Devon Inclusion Project: The Boxall Profile and the BPYP Using, Collating and Analysing the Boxall Profile

13. The Brief
Part of a strategic response to the inclusion challenges Devon’s schools are facing
To support schools, through the Boxall Profile, to assess the SEMH and behavioural needs of CYP, support provision development & effectively monitor the impact of interventions

14. The Boxall Profile and The Boxall Profile for Young People
SEMH Assessment tool for staff working with vulnerable CYP 4-16
Framework for systematic assessment of a range of SEMH issues
Support for prevention, intervention, monitoring and measuring SEMH
Development of consistent response within school

15. Nurture Group Network – Boxall Childhood Project
40 schools 6000 pupils
1/5 of pupils had high levels of social emotional difficulties & 1/5 of children had high level of challenging behaviours
Benefits:
Better identification of pupils’ needs: as all pupils are assessed, no-one can be missed
Better support provided to pupils: because all pupils are assessed, everyone can receive some form of support
Improved teaching and teachers’ understanding of SEMH and behaviour

16. Proposal
Multi-professional team of school based colleagues, SEMH and EPs
The ‘Boxall’ Team will deliver one day training – ‘Using, collating and analysing the Boxall Profile and the BPYP’
A flexible approach to MATS/Federations, large/small schools etc.
A half day network/supervision opportunity in each of the next 3 terms following the training
What next? – use learning to inform future development of ‘Nurturing Schools’

17. Evaluation
A range of evaluation will be incorporated at school, staff and individual
pupil level.
Schools: school audit, action plan and evaluation. Monitoring the progress of vulnerable and disadvantaged groups
Staff: professional skills/confidence audit at the start and end of the programme
Pupils: progress will be evaluated through Boxall Online for individuals and whole class groups
Opportunity for academic study

18. Toolkit sections proposed
Examples of In-school preventative initiatives which support Inclusion in Devon with link school contact
School case study vignettes from Devon Schools which provide ideas for practical inclusive school interventions
Links/resources/explanations related to Devon and/or national initiatives e.g. Early Help, Safeguarding,
SEND
National Evidence based school interventions which support schools with inclusion