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SEND Pathfinder Support in the Change Process

Kerry Hancock - Programme Manger Pathfinder Support Team. SEND Pathfinder Support in the Change Process. Overview. Pathfinder programme running for 2 years Making a positive difference to lives of children, young people and families

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SEND Pathfinder Support in the Change Process

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  1. Kerry Hancock - Programme Manger Pathfinder Support Team SEND PathfinderSupport in the Change Process

  2. Overview • Pathfinder programme running for 2 years • Making a positive difference to lives of children, young people and families • Growing body of learning in relation to different approaches • Reforms require large amounts of time, energy and determination • Champions in every region – provide information, advice & support to all non-pathfinder areas

  3. The SEND Pathfinders

  4. A summary of the reforms A new 0-25 co-ordinated assessment process and Education, Health and Care Plan The option of a personal budget for all families with children with an EHC Plan Local authorities and other services setting out a local offer of all services available A new duty on health to provide services detailed in EHC plans

  5. Our Role • Facilitation and coordination – Action Learning Network events, Code of Practice feedback, workshops, Self Evaluation Tool • Sharing learning – information packs, dissemination events, newsletters & bulletins, SEND pathfinder website, principles of emerging practice • Policy updates / key messages from the departments • National reporting of pathfinder progress to DfE • 1-1 support to Pathfinders (customer journey mapping, peer reviewing, bespoke events, conferences, etc)

  6. Pathfinder progress made to date • Working in co-production with parents and carers • Multi agency approach • As of the end of Sept 2013, pathfinders reported that they had recruited over 2000 families for testing, with over 1000 EHC plans in place • Person centred • Positive feedback from families and professionals • Consistent emerging practice across many areas • 28 local offers now live

  7. Information Packs • Produced a series of information packs based on the 6 key thematic areas: - Personal Budgets, - Coordinated Assessment & EHC Plan, - Preparing for Adulthood, - Local Offer, - Joint Commissioning, - Engagement & Participation of Children, Young People, Parents & Carers • Highly recommended as a good place to start! • Available on the SEND Pathfinder website – www.sendpathfinder.co.uk/infopacks

  8. Southampton Hartlepool 0 - 25 Coordinated Assessment Process and EHC Plan EHC Plan Checklist Sample from Information Pack: ‘0 - 25 Coordinated Assessment Process and EHC Plan’

  9. Emerging PrinciplesEngagement With Children, Young People & Parent Carers • The following general principles apply across all aspects of SEND reform: • Parent-carers: the participation of parents and carers is built in from the beginning of strategic and individual planning and development of support. • Children and young people: the participation of children and young people is built in from the beginning and informs developments at an individual and strategic level. Sample from Information Pack: ‘Engagement and participation of children, young people, parents and carers’

  10. Engagement and Participation of Children, Young People & Parent Carers Darlington Case Study – Children & Young People • The following general principles apply across all aspects of SEND reform: • Parent-carers: the participation of parents and carers is built in from the beginning of strategic and individual planning and development of support. • Children and young people: the participation of children and young people is built in from the beginning and informs developments at an individual and strategic level. SE7 Case Study – Parent & Carers Sample from Information Pack: ‘Engagement and participation of children, young people, parents and carers’

  11. Quotes from parents “It was really rather lovely to feel …heard on an equal footing!” “Sometimes it used to feel as if being a parent was itself a disability. Now I feel that I am Part of the team.” “Now it feels as though there is someone on my side. Before I felt like the enemy.” “I feel more confident about accepting less support now because I trust that I will be Listened to if I need more support in the future. I have the confidence to be more flexible.” “It has been an emotional but really positive experience and it has been great for us and professionals alike to celebrate his progress and achievements. To me it makes total sense to use this more holistic and personalised approach if we are to empower families and Ensure that our children reach their potential and have the very best future they deserve.”

  12. Challenges & areas for further development: • Running two systems in parallel amid wider change programmes • Workforce development and culture change • Further testing of paperwork ensuring its robustness when used as a statutory document • Scaling up testing • Increase the number of families involved • Ensure coverage across the age range • Including more new cases • Testing the full end to end process e.g. reviews, disputes, transition • Sharing learning more widely with non-pathfinder areas

  13. Keeping in touch • SEND Pathfinder Support TeamT: 0207 651 0308 E: pathfinder@mottmac.com W: www.sendpathfinder.co.uk

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