1. Population
1. Approx 66,474 children and young people under the age of 18 years live in Hackney.
2. This is 24.71% of the total population in the area.
3. The approximate figure for 0-25’s in Hackney is 83,457.
4. The average increase in the London school population from 2007 to 2016 was 1.7% whereas the Hackney school population increased by 3.9% over the same period.
ONS 2015 Mid Year Estimates, Produced June 2016

2. Hackney had a higher number of pupils identified with SEN than all comparator groups, in each category, in 2016:

3. At Key Stage 1, in 2016: 26% of pupils with a statement or EHC plan reached the expected standard in reading, 20% of pupils did so in writing, and 28% of pupils did so in maths, meaning Hackney is ranked in the top five local authorities in the country for each of these measures. At Key Stage 2, in 2016: 11% of pupils with a statement or EHC plan reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. This is four percentage points higher than the national average. Hackney is ranked 14th nationally.

4. At Key Stage 4, in 2016: The Attainment 8 score for pupils with a statement of SEN or EHC plan is This is 4.1 points higher than the national average. Hackney is ranked 17th nationally. The Progress 8 score for pupils with a Statement of SEN or EHC plan is -0.75, higher than the 2016 national progress score of Hackney is ranked 26th (top quartile) nationally

6. SEND Strategy 2016-20 Vision statement
“Our vision is for every Hackney child, young person and young adult with SEND to be able to live as full a life as possible in their community, to achieve well and fulfil their ambitions; to feel safe and be protected from harm whilst developing independence and taking informed risks; to enjoy and make their own contributions to their local communities and society, recognised as equal citizens”

7. 1. Champion excellence in education, health and care provision for children, young people and young adults with SEND, enabling quality support and progression (0-25) and ensuring the post 16 offer for young adults is embedded within a clear framework.
2. Review and develop service delivery, funding and commissioning arrangements to ensure joined-up, high quality services for children, young people and young adults with SEND, ensuring resources are used where they are most effective.
3. Robustly measure performance and quality of service delivery to support the successful outcomes of children, young people and young adults with SEND.
4. Develop high quality SEND provision capacity in the borough through mapping of current provision and the development and delivery of a SEND Sufficiency Plan for future planning to address provision gaps and meet developing need.

8. Mantra / Strategy summary
Local
Day
Maintained mainstream
Increase independency
- essence of HLT Placement Policy

9. Hackney Maintained Special provision:
Type of provision
Type of need
Age range
Specialist Schools
Ickburgh School
SLD/PMLD
3 to 19
Stormont House School
Complex
11 to 17
The Garden School
ASD
2 to 16
Additional Resourced Provision in mainstream schools
Millfields ARP
3 -11
Tyssen ARP
Shoreditch Park Primary School
Mossbourne Community Academy
11 to 18
Sir Thomas Abney School
Speech and Language
Thomas Fairchild Community School
The Petchey Academy
DPH

10. Local Offer
Guidance for parents/carers, young people and for settings and other
professionals, on SEND is clearly described in the compliant
Website overseen by a dedicated Local Offer Coordinator (parent)

11. SEND Capital Grant £1.9m over 3 years Capital
Increase or improve SEND provision
Project group to deliver: Spend plan for Consultation
SEND Provision Projection Tool
April 2018 deadline

12. Exclusions
1. No pupils have been permanently excluded for some time from a Hackney special school
2. The percentage of fixed term exclusions from Hackney special schools is below national averages and is improving.
High proportion of pupils with SEND in mainstream receiving fixed term and permanent exclusions
Focus of ongoing work with schools
Recent scrutiny commission focused upon this issue, especially the need to ensure that the antecedents of the behaviour have been adequately addressed by the setting.

13. SEND Inspection At any time
Local area inspection (ie not just local authority)
3 areas of focus; Identification
Assessment
Outcomes
SENDIAG: multi agency working group to oversee preparations

14. SEND Funding

15. Hackney SEND Funding Arrangements
Hackney currently operates a Resource Level system of 5 funding levels each with an associated value.
This is the ‘top up’ value (Element 3) which is paid to the school in addition to the £6000 (Element 2). Current value (2014 agreed levels)

16. Cost Pressures
1. Increase in the resident population of children and young people
2 Extension of eligibility for a statement/EHCP to include 0-5 year olds and year olds.
3. Increase in the proportion of the growing population being referred and subsequently undergoing a statutory assessment leading to additional provision through a statement/EHCP. Increase in parental expectations and entitlement
4. Primacy of parental preference
5. Tribunals decisions almost always find for the parent in requesting a statutory assessment based on the possibility a child ‘may’ require special educational provision;
6. Schools concerns about the impact of high numbers of SEND pupils
7. Increase use of independent provision due to limited maintained provision
The escalating cost of provision, especially independent provision
ADCS survey London Councils paper .

17. Responsibility of HLT Responsibility of settings
HLT has a duty to secure the parents’/carers’ preferred setting if:
For maintained settings
1. it is appropriate for the child’s/young person’s age, aptitude and special educational needs
2. their attendance would not be incompatible with the efficient education of those with whom he/she would be educated and,
3. it is an efficient use of resources
For independent settings
it is compatible with the provision of efficient instruction and training and the avoidance of unreasonable public expenditure
Responsibility of settings
If a setting is named in an EHCP they have a duty to admit the student and ensure the provision detailed in the EHCP is put in place. They also have to ensure formal reviews are held at appropriate times.

18. 2014 SEND Reforms
Key components:
Education Health Care Plans
Co production
0 to 25 entitlement
Pupil voice
Local Offer

19. Conversions Deadline 1st April 2108
The latest SFR shows that at January 2017 Hackney had completed 36.8%
This is a better rate than the National and London rates:
England: %
London: %
Inner London: 25%
Outer London: 25.3%
Live data shows that that at 1st Sept 2017 Hackney had completed
71%
1063 out of a total of 1500 – 437 remaining

20. Secondary Transfer pupils For September 2017 of the 123 due to transfer
82% of children & young people with an EHCP had their first preference school named on their plan,
7% were allocated their second preference.
4% of children and young people were allocated their third preferences,
1% was allocated their fourth and
HLT made the decision on 6%.
The parent of one child requested to continue with elective home education.

21. Transfer pupils 2
For September 2017, 123 children with special educational needs required an Education Health Care Plan or statement of SEN for transitioning from primary to secondary school:
118 received their final transition Education Health Care Plan or statement by the 15 February 2017 deadline
For September children with special educational needs required an Education Health Care Plan or statement of SEN for transitioning into primary school (either from home or nursery)
43 received their final transition Education Health Care Plan or statement by the 15 February 2017 deadline

22. Post finalisation feedback questionnaire sent to all parents
Complaints
Although the reasons for the complaints often have multiple
elements, the common themes have centred around:
1. Approach to communication between the EHCP Team and parents
2. The delay in completing the EHC plan within the 20 weeks statutory timeframe
3. Additional resourcing requests and provision within EHC plans.
Post finalisation feedback questionnaire sent to all parents

25. Statistical neighbour comparison

28. SEND Tribunals

29. Independent and out borough placements

30. Placements by need

31. Placements by age range

32. Placement costs

33. What do we want to happen?
To provide support early
Provide funding quickly
Reduce the need for EHCP