1. SEND Strategy 2012-2016 Adrian Loades Executive Director, Children and Young People’s Services and Adult Social Care

2. Current Context  In 2012, 19.3% of all Cambridgeshire pupils were identified as having SEND.  Changing SEND landscape as a result of wide-ranging Government reforms, including proposed changes to legislation  Demographic pressures on our services, against a background of a reduction in funding.

3. What is the SEND Strategy? The Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Strategy is a four-year plan to improve outcomes for children and young people aged 0-25 years with SEND and their families.

4. SEND Strategy Priorities  Improve outcomes for children, young people and families  Collaboration with children and young people with SEND and their families  Ensure quality of provision and services Underpinned by excellent communication

5. Progress and key achievements  Created a new, more accessible SEND area of the website for children and young people with SEND and their families  Re-launched Early Support, a multi-agency integrated approach, for families with young disabled children aged 0-5 years old delivered through a single plan  Created Children’s Centre specialist hubs for disabled children and their families, providing information and services for families until their child is 11 years old.  50 + schools taking part in Achievement for All to improve progress and attainment of children with SEND  Published Dyslexia Guidance for schools, settings and professionals

6. Progress and key achievements Other areas currently being developed:  Behaviour guidance for schools and settings  Care pathways for children and young people with complex and life long needs requiring multi-agency services  A toolkit and training offer to support schools and settings adopt a restorative approach to behaviour management  Promote a SEND self evaluation tool to help schools develop effective SEND practices

7. And…  Launch of Social Care Units for children with disability  Ofsted inspection of child protection arrangements  Improving transition arrangements

8. Future challenges  SEND legislative reforms  Single Education, Health and Care plan for children and young people aged 0-25  Schools funding reforms, including changes to SEND funding  … In the context of a reduction in local authority funding

9. What next?  Publish our ‘local offer’ of services  Implement the single education, health and care plan (EHCP)  Improve choice for parents and carers through personalised packages of support

10. Future ways of working  Have to consider different ways of working, which needs the engagement of parents and carers  Parents and carers to be have increased opportunities to participate in the development, delivery and evaluation of services and provision  Annually report on progress and outcomes from SEND Action Plan, including updates on SEND data  Regular termly pinpoint meetings