SENCO up-date meeting

October 2013

INSET Development Team

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Outline of the session

• Up-date on the Essex SEND strategy• Education Essex – SENCO Bulletin• 2013 Teachers’ Standards• 2013 School Inspection Handbook• Ofsted compliant provision review and

analysing SEN data• New courses• Draft Code of Practice consultation Oct-Dec

Strategy for Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities 2014 -19

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Why the strategy was developedTo address the poor outcomes being achieved by many children and young people belonging to what is a sizeable vulnerable group (35,455 children and young people in Essex representing 17% of the schools population).

To meet changing legislative requirements – Children and Families Bill

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How the strategy was developed

•An online consultation receiving 1,000 responses.•A discussion workbook with 59 young people with SEN/D•A number of audience specific events (e.g. NHS staff, Governor Advisory Group etc.•Four SEND engagement events with a broad range of partners and stakeholders.

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The strategy’s vision

To ensure that all Children and Young People with SEND have a full range of support and opportunities available to them and are provided with opportunities to maximise their life chances, goals and aspirations.

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The strategy’s principles

• Easily accessible and available information is shared effectively between organisations

• Services are delivered through partnership working and joint commissioning where appropriate

• A strong and coordinated approach to early intervention and support exists

• Most SEND needs are met in mainstream settings - with special school support

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• Parents, families and carers are viewed as experts regarding their child’s needs and are involved with young people themselves in decision making

• Inclusion and participation in family, school and community life

• Equality of access to a range of services with Increased choice and control

• Quality provision is based on robust evidence• New, existing and evolving statutory

responsibilities are and continue to be met

The priorities

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Allow early and accurate assessment (through a more coordinated process) to support interventions and prevent escalation with the need for more costly interventions in the future. Through single Education Health and Social Care Plans.

More schools demonstrate rapid and sustained improvement through increased educational psychology provision, Continued access to specialist teaching and Well trained SEN/D staff

Increasing the range and number of specialist provision places available including enhanced mainstream autism provision. Improved access to and identification of services through a Local Offer (0-25) 

Increasing the number aged 16-25 in education employment and/or training and promoting independent living with more choice and control (Personal Budgets)

Strategy Launch

• The strategy will launch on 6 January 2014 – pending approval from ECC Cabinet.

• A copy of the draft strategy can be downloaded from the following URL –

http://www.essex.gov.uk/Education-Schools/Schools/Special-Education-Needs/Pages/Essex-SEND-consultation.aspx

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Implementation Plan

• A key driver of the strategy’s vision and priorities is the SEND Strategy Implementation Plan 2014/15.

• For each delivery objective a number of actions have been identified to achieve this.

• This plan will be monitored regularly and reviewed and refreshed annually throughout the strategy’s five year lifespan.

• This flexible approach allows us to be responsive to change as the strategy is delivered.

Local Offer Aims

• Statutory Compliance - Children and Families Bill• Accessibility and ease of navigation • Manage complexity • Meet customer information expectations• A two way communication/interactive solution• Useful to practitioners• Content management can be centrally controlled and

easily devolved

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Local Offer – Core Components

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Powerful Search Mechanism  Accessible

Question and Answer/Forums  Notification Mechanisms

SEND Excellence ProjectDelivering SEND Excellence in Essex Schools

• Reduce the inequalities in outcomes for pupils on the SEN COP at SA+

• Support schools to improve their practice and performance for pupils with SA+ SEND and their families

• Support schools to develop a dynamic and robust contribution to the LOCAL OFFER for the SA+ cohort

LEADERSHIPRecruit, develop and retain teams of expert and experienced school leaders and governors for SEND•Strengthened CPD offer for school SEND leaders •Develop leadership role of the successful specialist sector •Create/commission workforce development packages for SEND leadership roles

EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPSSupport schools to achieve excellent partnerships with schools, services and agencies to in order to drive up the quality of provision for children and young people with SEND.

•Support schools to improve the way in which they shape and evaluate partnership working to meet priority SA+ needs•Form strong relationships with key local and national bodies to improve Essex standards •Help schools to improve the way in which they work in partnership with parents around challenging SEND issues and individual pupil progress

CURRICULUM – LEARNING AND TEACHINGSupport schools to develop the way in which they contribute and enhance the Essex Local Offer through developing an effective range of in-class and additional interventions and strategies •SEND Excellence pilot with NE Cluster•DISS Report follow through project with Peter Blatchford•Guidance tool for Essex schools written by Essex SENCOs/HTs/Govs•Support schools to improve effective use of resources (PPG, School SEN Budget) for SA+

STANDARDS & PERFORMANCEProvide a more rapid and decisive response to school failure and underperformance where standards for children and young people with SEND are not good enough

•Promote the SEND Provision Tool as a catalyst for school evaluations and improvement•Commission effective review teams with insight and expertise for SA+ practice and provision•Support schools to set targets with accuracy and ambition•Support schools to measure and demonstrate impact effectively

UNDERPINNING WAYS OF WORKING

•Accurate analysis of data and intelligence will inform our SA + priorities moving forward and define our success measures•Cross- team Quadrant working will provide SA+ solutions and strategies bespoke to quadrants and localities •SEN focus groups will bring together key SEN services with standards and excellence SEN SECs for data analysis and cohesive approaches for our SA+ cohort•Design and resource Essex schools to engage and improve through the AFA programme with SA+ as a focus group

ESSEX SEND PROVISIONSEnsure the range, location and quality of specialist provisions play a key role in supporting pupils on aschool based code.•Develop the outreach function of specialist provisions & hubs•Develop the CPD function of specialist provisions & hubs•Develop the family support function of specialist provisions & hubs

Education Essex – SENCO Bulletin

Every 2 weeks:

Current issue: 22nd Oct

Next issue: 5th Nov

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Teachers’ Standards 2013

Section 5 is the most relevant section for SEN – no changes

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Ofsted 2013

The School Inspection Handbook – very useful document for reading between the lines…

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Ofsted compliant provision review

• Document designed for SENCOs and Senior Leaders

• Based on previous provision review document but up-dated to use with Ofsted framework

• Analysing SEN data• Half day guidance session: 6th November

Chelmsford City FCwww.mycourses.e-gfl.org or e mail schools-ld@essex.gov.uk

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Courses for SENCOs

• Using the P Scales to (im)prove progress

- 2 x half days 13th/27th November• Softly, softly - using qualitative data to

evidence progress

- half day 12th December• A Class Act

- half day 25th NovemberChelmsford City FC

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New courses for 2013

• Let’s get supporting young children with SEN

19th November

• Include me in – supporting and teaching pupils with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties

26th Nov/10th Dec (half day)See www.mycourses.e-gfl.org for more details and

booking arrangements

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The draft Code of Practice

Consultation running until 9th December

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/draft-0-to-25-special-educational-needs-sen-code-of-practice-draft-regulations

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Consultation on transition to Education, Health and Care Plans

Group discussion on the consultation questions

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Consultation on draft SENCO Regulations 2014

Does your job description need some attention?

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