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Daisy Russell NPPN – Coordinator Council for Disabled Children

Daisy Russell NPPN – Coordinator Council for Disabled Children.

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Daisy Russell NPPN – Coordinator Council for Disabled Children

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  1. Daisy RussellNPPN – CoordinatorCouncil for Disabled Children

  2. “The overall aim (of parent partnership services) is to provide a menu of flexible services for parents whose children have SEN in order to empower them to play an active and informed role in their child’s education” (DfES, SEN Toolkit).

  3. The Law – 332A EA 1996 A local education authority must arrange for the parent of any child in their area with special educational needs to be provided with advice and information about matters relating to those needs LEAs must take whatever steps they consider appropriate to make parent partnership services known to parents, head teachers, schools and others they consider appropriate

  4. Guidance • Minimum standards • Exemplifications

  5. What kind of things do parent partnership services do? Bread and butter work – supporting parents involvement in their childs education at school based level – talking through SEN – helpline casework - support in preparing for and attending meetings, understanding school base stages, filling in forms, accessing other services, statutory assessment, parents views, meeting with the LA, appeals, exclusions, tribunals, training etc.

  6. Some context… • Funding range – £13,800 - £510,585 • National average – £104,720 • Staffing range – 0.4 – 12.6 FTE • National average – 3.0 • Number of active IPSs – 430 • Active volunteers (other than IPS) – 259

  7. PPS and the Green Paper • Mediation • Key working • Direct payments and personalised budgets • Information, advice and support around health and social care • Up to 25 • Local Offer

  8. Pathfinder Support • Support to all 31 PPS services • Information and evidence gathering • Peer seminars • Disseminate learning • CDC strategic partnership board

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