1. NatSIP North Working Day The Bill and Draft SEN Code of Practice David Chater - DfE December 2013

2. Timetable
Report Stage – Mid December, possibly January. Key Issues; disability in the Bill, single route of redress, regard to age, duty to provide social care in plan
Code Consultation Closes 9 December
Revised Code Published
Code put Before Parliament
Royal Assent – spring 2014
Implementation Sept 2014

3. What the Code is Nine chapters
Statutory guidance on duties, policies and procedures relating to Part 3 of the Children and Families Bill and associated regulations.
Provides practical advice on how to carry out statutory duties to identify, assess and make provision for children and young people with special educational needs (SEN).

4. Who must have regard to the Code
local authorities (education, social care, relevant housing, employment and other services)
early years providers
schools
FE colleges
sixth form colleges
academies/ free schools
SEND Tribunal
independent special schools and independent specialist providers
pupil referral units and alternative providers
NHS England
clinical commissioning groups (CCGs)
NHS trusts
NHS Foundation Trusts
Local Health Boards

5. Chapter 2 - Summary
 The Principles underpinning the Code
Involvement of children, parents and young people in decision making;
Identification of children and young people’s needs;
Collaboration between education, health and social care services to provide support;
High quality provision to meet SEN needs;
Greater choice and control for young people and parents;
Outcome and successful preparation for adulthood.

6. Chapter 3 – A Family Centred System
Focus on:
Involving children, parents and young people in decision making
The views of children and young people
Supporting young people and their parents
Impartial Information, Advice and Support
Parent Carer Forums

7. Chapter 4 - Working Together Across Education, Health and Care
Working together for positive outcomes
Joint commissioning arrangements
Roles and Responsibilities
Designated Health Officer
Developing a Joint Understanding of Local Needs
Joint Planning and Delivery
Regional Collaboration
The health commissioning duty
Joint Review/ Improving Provision

8. Chapter 5 - The Local Offer
Principles – Collaborative; Accessible; Comprehensive; Transparent
What must be included in the local offer
Publishing the local offer
Preparing and reviewing the local offer

9. Chapter 6 - Early Years, Schools, Colleges and Other Education and Training Providers
High expectations for children and young people with SEN – achieving outcomes;
Support for children and young people with SEN;
The four areas of SEN;
SEN Support in: Early Years; Schools; Further Education
Funding for SEN Support
Admissions and Inclusion
External Support in Educational Settings

10. High expectations for children and young people with SEN
Mainstream schools and FE providers must:
- use best endeavours to ensure that necessary
provision is made for any individual who has SEN;
- co-operate with their local authority in the local offer.
Maintained nursery schools and mainstream schools, must:
- designate an appropriate member of staff (SENCO) to
have responsibility for co-ordinating SEN provision;
- ensure that children with SEN take part in school
activities together with children who do not have SEN;
- publish information on their SEN policy.

11. SEN Support in Mainstream - Eligibility
“Where pupils continue to make inadequate progress, despite high-quality teaching targeted at their areas of weakness, the class teacher, working with the SENCO, should assess whether the child has a significant learning difficulty. Where this is the case, then there should be agreement about the SEN support that is required to support the child.”
Model of support and intervention:
Assess Plan Do Review

12. Chapter 7 - Assessments and Education, Health and Care Plans
The need for an EHC assessment
Co-ordinated assessment, planning and timescales
EHC assessment and planning process
Advice and information for EHC assessments
Writing the EHC Plan
Requests for a school, college or other institution
Requesting a personal budget
Reviewing an EHC Plan

13. Chapter 8 - Children and Young People in Specific Circumstances
Looked after children
Care leavers
SEN and social care needs, including children in need
Children and young people educated out of area
Children and young people with SEN educated at home
Children with SEN in alternative provision
Young offenders in custody
Children of service personnel

14. Chapter 9 - Resolving Disputes
Principles
Early resolution of disagreements
Disagreement resolution arrangements
Mediation
Parent and young people’s rights to appeal to Tribunal
Disability discrimination claims
Complaints about NHS or social care provision

15. Specific Issues for SI Regional commissioning/collaboration
The role of specialists in assessment/review
Registers of visual impairment (or thorough needs assessment and planning)
Local offer for low incidence needs