1. www.hertsdirect.org SEN and Disability (SEND) 0-25 : Local Offer October 2014

2. www.hertsdirect.org What is the Local Offer? Two key purposes: –To provide clear, comprehensive, accessible and up-to-date information about the available provision and how to access it –To make provision more responsive to local needs and aspirations by directly involving disabled children and young people and those with SEN and their parents, and service providers in its development and review

3. www.hertsdirect.org When might a family turn to the Local Offer? Pre-diagnosis Newly diagnosed Ongoing

4. www.hertsdirect.org What does this mean for Early Years? Local authorities and their partner bodies and agencies, including early years settings, must co-operate with each other in the development and review of the Local Offer. This is essential so that the Local Offer provides a comprehensive, transparent and accessible picture of the range of services available. The Local Offer must include, amongst other information, the following: –special educational, health and social care provision for children and young people with SEN or disabilities –other educational provision, for example sports or arts provision –arrangements for resolving disagreements and for mediation, and details about making complaints –arrangements for travel to and from early years providers –support to help children and young people move between phases of education (e.g. from early years to school, from primary to secondary) –childcare, including suitable provision for disabled children and those with SEN

5. www.hertsdirect.org Milestones 2013 – 2014 : Initial consultation with stakeholders including parents, carers and young people July 2014 : HCC entered into contract with Open Objects to deliver an online solution Summer 2014 : implementing the online system September 2014 : website made live

6. www.hertsdirect.org What has been delivered so far? New SEND Local Offer website now launched and includes: –Post 16 institutions –Schools –Sport and leisure activities –SEND specific providers –Sure Start children’s centres

7. www.hertsdirect.org What has been delivered so far?

8. www.hertsdirect.org What has been delivered so far?

9. www.hertsdirect.org What next for Early Years providers? Complete your Local Offer submission –Using templates / exemplars written with early years working group and published in CSS News Add your local offer details by –Logging in to your entry on the childcare directory www.hertsdirect.org/childcaredirectory or... –Send your local offer back to localoffer@hertfordshire.gov.uk

10. www.hertsdirect.org How can you help? Further work is needed to improve –content in the system –services found –how the system is used Feedback –parents/carers –professionals –providers www.hertsdirect.org/localoffer localoffer@hertfordshire.gov.uk

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