1. Janet Leach Head of Enfield’s Joint Service for Disabled Children Susan Tanner Head of Commissioning and Joint Planning Department for Children and Education Monday 7th November 2011

2. Developing a multi-agency approach – with focus on schools new roles Sharing practice and exploring approaches to developing a ‘Local Offer’

3. The Government wants local authorities to set out a Local Offer which details the support and services that are available for all children with SEN or who are disabled and their families
This should include how LAs work with parents, local schools and colleges, and with other local services including health.
In relation to school provision, the Local Offer should describe what additional or different provision schools make for children with SEN

4. Aiming High Transformation
The development of parent/carer participation – established forums, regional and national networks
Increased children and young people’s participation
The development of short breaks – Short Break Statement – leverage
Improved collaboration and more effective joint working – between LAs, Health, voluntary and community groups has influenced commissioning practice
Voluntary and community sector have played a significant role supporting the development of the workforce, working with parents and shaping service delivery

5. In Enfield we are considering how to expand and
further develop our Local Offer relating to short
breaks and family support services by:-
Working with parents and front line
professionals to consider how the existing local
offer and SEN provision could be
amalgamated into a single user friendly and
transparent local offer.

6. Addressing the inherent challenges in this process, specifically how it will ‘look’ for pre-school, primary and secondary aged children and young people and for children with different impairments and needs
Considering how to incorporate children’s and young people’s health services into this offer.
Parents have developed expertise and knowledge – were and are involved in refining our Short Break Statement

7. In Enfield working with local parent groups has enabled us to develop
more transparency. Parents are involved in delivering our
commissioning strategy in relation to short breaks, having engaged
with health, education and social care partners to develop and produce
the local offer in relation to these services – so they have developed
knowledge and expertise.
Parents, schools and all professionals will need to consider how this
information should be published and disseminated to ensure all
families including those with BME and those that traditionally don’t
engage with professionals can have timely and appropriate access to
multi-agency information – the shared local offer

8. Wiltshire’s approach to developing a Local Offer
Short Break Transformation Programme
Owned and developed with and by parent carers
Based on a very clear vision
No Assessment Process (unless for specialist services)
Early, and Earlier Intervention
Prevention
Choice and Control
Inclusion, inclusion and inclusion
This vision was the building block for the Local Offer

9. Wiltshire’s Local Offer
Builds up
from Universal Services
Libraries, play areas, leisure services, changing facilities, sports clubs etc
to Targeted Services
Bridging projects, NAS youth clubs, Peer Mentoring, Wheelchair basketball, Drumming, etc – open to all no assessment
The Local Offer – choice of 4: Money – direct or managed, Sat & Hol Clubs, or Combination – no assessment just simple criteria
To Specialist Services
Overnight residential, FLS, DPs etc

10. Emerging approach to developing a wider Local Offer as a Pathfinder
Vision of a service wide local offer which builds on same principles
Universal ... Targeted ... Specialist
Clear, easy to read, to understand, transparent description of all services
Developed and compiled by all stakeholders

11. Working with schools and colleges
Challenge!
Over 200 in Wiltshire – way, way more when you include pre-school settings
Academy agenda
One idea is a web-based ‘Go Compare’ type model

12. Responding to the Challenge – to work creatively
with schools, colleges, voluntary sector partners to
find new and better ways to meet the needs of
disabled children and those with SEN

13. Question 1
How to reform the system so that an integrated Local
Offer can be provided – what would be needed to make
the Local Offer work?
Question 2
What do you already have in place that could be used to
further develop integrated working leading to an inclusive
Local Offer?
Question 3
Do these need to be place before a ‘joined up’ local offer
can be put in place?

14. Any other comments you have on the proposal for
a Local Offer