East Riding of Yorkshire Council County Hall Beverley East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 9BA Telephone SEND Pilot Inspection East Riding’s experience Jane Gould, Service Manager: Specialist Services and Inclusive Education and Principal Educational Psychologist

East Riding of Yorkshire Council County Hall Beverley East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 9BA Telephone The East Riding

East Riding of Yorkshire Council County Hall Beverley East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 9BA Telephone Pilot Inspection Disclaimer - This was a PILOT! Why volunteer? Procedure and methodology Preparations and practicalities The inspection week – the inspection team’s focus Lessons learned Feedback Q&A

East Riding of Yorkshire Council County Hall Beverley East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 9BA Telephone Pilot Inspection Methodology Judgements made about the performance of the local area since the implementation of the reforms in September Local area inspection, not local authority. Advanced warning of the inspection date, though phone call on Thursday morning to finalise arrangements for Monday.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council County Hall Beverley East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 9BA Telephone Pilot Inspection Methodology DfE asked Ofsted and CQC to inspect local areas on their effectiveness in fulfilling their new duties (from May 2016). We were informed of their focus: How effectively does the local area identify children and young people who are disabled and/ or have special educational needs? How effectively does the local area meet the needs and improve outcomes of children and young people who are disabled and/ or have special educational needs?

East Riding of Yorkshire Council County Hall Beverley East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 9BA Telephone Pilot Inspection Methodology 3 Inspectors, HMI, LA Inspector and CQC They had reviewed national data in preparation, including within area inspection outcomes from CQC and Ofsted. 3 days centrally based (M,T,F): introductory context setting, self evaluation, a series of focus groups, meetings and observations. 2 days (W,Th): visited early years settings, schools, colleges Webinair for parents/carers Looked at central LA and health files

East Riding of Yorkshire Council County Hall Beverley East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 9BA Telephone Setting, school and college visits Setting visits included: Discussions with senior leaders and governors exploring participation in the area’s fulfilment of its Code of Practice responsibilities. Meeting some C & YP with disabilities and/or SEN Meeting parents and carers Looking at C & YP files to gather evidence on the 2 key areas of evaluation NB Inspectors did not observe any teaching or learning activity.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council County Hall Beverley East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 9BA Telephone Preparations SEND strategy/Local Offer/JSNA/Council website Self evaluation Storyboards Leads briefed and prepared – Children’s Services, Public Health, CCG and health providers (CAMHs, SALT etc) Identified lead gave feedback immediately after every meeting – written and verbal Settings, schools, colleges involved and briefed and had identified contact. Immediate feedback sought. Practicalities: rooms, IT, refreshments

East Riding of Yorkshire Council County Hall Beverley East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 9BA Telephone Preparations A short presentation on first day to give the defining issues/messages/orientation of the Local Area eg corporate commitment, financial protection and areas of strength Session on self evaluation Invited them to meetings (JCP, Early Support Panel) to demonstrate self evaluation claims in action Series of “Focus Groups” Acknowledged areas for development and demonstrated a plan for them!

East Riding of Yorkshire Council County Hall Beverley East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 9BA Telephone Learned along the way… Attended feedback each day; could feed in information/evidence to support/counter developing themes Critical role of MC – picked up a lot regarding their emerging hypotheses LA data for achievements and progress of CYP with SEN support/ EHC/Statement/LDA – need to maintain it Beware the problems of and everything that went before; parents didn’t find it easy to discriminate, especially if they had poor experiences

East Riding of Yorkshire Council County Hall Beverley East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 9BA Telephone Their interests: Parent/carer presence in the implementation of the reforms, co-construction (micro and macro) Webinar – eliciting views of parents and carers The CYP voice - being elicited and heard Joint commissioning processes and evidence of effective practice, including Personal Budgets CAMHs

East Riding of Yorkshire Council County Hall Beverley East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 9BA Telephone Inspection Feedback headlines Commitment to reforms and positive culture Good practice identified in settings, schools and colleges More consistency needed Strengths identified and areas for development consistent with our self evaluation

East Riding of Yorkshire Council County Hall Beverley East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 9BA Telephone Main activity since October Training audit – front line staff Maintaining data re progress and achievements of SEN support, EHC, Statement and LDAs Familiarising more settings, schools and colleges with their role in inspection PfA – clarifying the vision creating the reality Analysis of need and commissioning process Membership and workstreams of 0-25 SEND strategic group refreshed State of readiness maintained