Recommendation 1 update
Recommendation 1:
Leaders in education, health and social care are empowered to drive forward improvements at pace so that the Southend SEND Partnership strategy impacts positively on the experiences and outcomes of all children and young and people with SEND.
What we wanted:
An integrated system for Alternative Provision and SEND where partners work collaboratively to routinely review progress and challenges, agreeing new priorities and improvement work.
What we did:
- More investment in SEND services which has led to an ambitious education transformation programme and service reshape
- New governance arrangements have led to clearer functions for reporting and tracking progress against strategic action plan across meetings and the wider Area Partnership
- The review of the Integrated Care Board has been completed with roles identified that support the SEND and Children's agenda
- Leaders in Health, Education and Social Care are held to account on the delivery of services
- SEND Strategic Board members have clearer oversight of the delivery of SEND Services and the impact of them
- The new Self Evaluation Form (SEF) reflects the whole SEND and AP system and has been co-produced by all partners
- There is greater stakeholder engagement through the creation of the SEND Headteachers Forum and Educational Strategy Group as schools are more engaged with the shaping of services and have a better understanding of the wider picture
The difference it made:
There is strengthened governance and arrangements in place for performance monitoring. All Area Partners understand the impact of service delivery and the key issues.
Priority 2024-25:
Health commissioners and provider services understand their joint responsibility for SEND improvement.