The SEND review highlights the broad issues for children with SEN:

• Long delays in accessing support
• Long journey to their special school
• Educational placement out of area
• Inconsistency
• Lost confidence in mainstream provision
• Financial resources and workforce capacity pulled to the specialist end of the system leading to issues in delivering early intervention and effective & timely support in mainstream.
• Parents are feeling
  • Not heard, not supported
  • Statutory Assessment Process is too complicated
  • Not listened too
  • Unable to reach and speak to the SEN department
  • They have to fight for what is right for their child
• The LA finds itself with many complaints:
  • Customer service
  • Difficult to understand/navigate

Solution:

• The mainstream support:
  • Train staff re Mainstream Core Standards / Statutory Assessment Process / where to get support / what is available
  • Advise re SEND paperwork
  • Support in completing paperwork / evidence trail /
  Assess, Plan, Do, Review
  • Explain Statutory Assessment Process / SENDIST
• The LA support:
  • Look at best practice
  • Child Young Person / Families at heart of decision
  • Reduce special educational placement / independent placement
  • Train/support staff in speaking and working with parents
  • Joint working / co-production
  • Attend meetings
• Parents support:
  • Attend meetings as advocate
  • Explain process

Support with appeals / appendices / evidence