Reminder

1. Special Educational Needs ReformsStakeholder MeetingImplementation Update and Consultation on Procedural Development 14 May 2014

2. Reminder Children and Families Bill is now an ActCode of Practice due to be launched soon (recent draft consultation closed last week)From September 2014 there will be a statutory requirement on all local authorities and partners to :- put in place Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans to replace SEN Statements and Learning Difficulty Assessments - publish a local offer- develop Co-commissioning with partners to support Personalisation and ability to offer a Personal Budget

3. How long . . . From today to 1 September110 calendar days77 working days44 school days

4. Local Offer Use of www.mycareinbirmingham.com- Consulting with families and providers of services- Regard to Regulations and the Code of Practice that will outline who we must consult in developing and reviewing the local offer.- Developed and revised over time.Content will include :- information about support for children and young people with SEND, including what they expect schools to provide from their delegated budgets and provision for short breaks. - information on services across education, health and social care and from birth to 25; how to access specialist support- how decisions are made including eligibility criteria for accessing services where appropriate; how to complain or appeal

5. Local Offer Development Use of www.mycareinbirmingham.com- Parent and professional joint stakeholder group developing the information- Regular meetings and using stakeholder group as Editorial board to sign off content and “look” of final site- Test pages now available and content being uploaded into site- Working with young people to understand the SEND Reforms and how local offer can support everyone and make some instructional video clips to host on the site to support people navigating for information

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12. Local Offer – Your Views Key Points • What do you think? • Do you feel there is key information we are missing? • What guidance and support would benefit parents and young people using the site?

13. Special Educational Needs ReformsEducation, Health & Care PlansImplementation Update and Consultation on Procedural DevelopmentMay 2014

14. Birmingham EHC Plan Development Development June 2013 onwards Pilots Stakeholder Workshops

15. EHC Pathway Themes Multi agency approach to bring all key parties together as early as possible to co-ordinate response to young person’s needs Development of confidence and expertise in keyworking - as a set of functions that builds on relationships professionals already have with families to ensure appropriate support is available for EHC assessment and planning processes – and how this will look in different phases 0-25 Personalisation of approach to include the offer of Personal Budget and person centred meetingsSeven step process – starts with advice and support provided through the local offer of services, with any subsequent assessment within a 20 week timeframe with regard to DfE Code of Practice One form to include the capture of all future reviews

17. Contents of an EHC Plan Draft Code of Practice for SEN 0-25 Sections: • Personal Information (A) • Needs: Education, Health and Care (BCD) • Provision: Education, Health and Care (FGHI) • Action Plan: Outcomes, provision and resources needed (E) • Resource Plan (J) • Appendices (K)

21. Guidance for Parents/Carers Key Points Background information on the legislation and key principles of the new Code of Practice Simplified version of the EHC Pathway- which is clear and concise Step by step walkthrough of each stage of the pathway: what will happen, who will be involved Information on SEN Funding, including Personal budgets Information about other support that may be available, including information about eligibility eg, Disabled Children’s Social Care or eligibility for travel assistance

22. Guidance for Children & Young People Key Points Personalisation- what this means for the young person Choice and control - information on how children/ young people can participate and have choice and control over the support they access through their personal EHC Plan Easily accessible information on the EHC Pathway- what will happen at each stage Information on the decision making process (TAC meeting and the EHC Panel)

23. Guidance for Professionals Information on the local offer, personal budgets, eligibility for other services eg DCSC so that families receive timely and accurate information Information on the functional areas of key working and guidance on practical considerations to ensure families receive coordinated support Guidance on completing the relevant paperwork at each stage- EHC request and EHC Plan Guidance on next steps at each stage of the pathway

24. EHC Next Steps Seek your views and range of stakeholders including parent and young person conference on 14 June then finalise processBrief priority stakeholders on final process from mid June onwards at established networks and roll out programme of workshops for all agencies from September onwards to understand the processDevelop “parent guidance” and “professional guidance” and supporting materials ready for September 2014Develop “online portal” to manage process electronically

25. EHC Plan and Pathway – Your Views Key Points • Do you have any concerns over the proposed pathway and plan? • Do you feel the pathway can work for all agencies – schools, health agencies, social care? • Can the pathway support safeguarding protocols and meeting needs of young people • What guidance and support do you need?

26. Special Educational Needs ReformsStakeholder MeetingCommunications Strategy 14 May 2014

27. Communications Strategy • Strategy revised to focus on priority activities • Emphasis importance on “co-design” • Focus is “communication” to deliver priority briefings to key stakeholders to understand process from 1 September • Recommend supplement briefings at established networks with rolling programme of workshops at range of BCC, schools and health sites from now to March 2015 • No costs attached – recommend “hosting” organisation meets costs of any administration, room booking or refreshment costs • “Workforce Development” to be considered as separate topic and through briefings assess any training needs. Employee organisation responsible to meet any additional training needs initially and SEN Stakeholder Group to explore joint commissioning of training to support staff from September onwards

28. Communications Strategy • Producing 4 key products • Local offer and EHC plan leaflets (2 sided A4 or A5 documents) • “Professionals” and “Parent” guidance booklets on EHC Process • All will be available on local offer website • Supporting timetable outlines: - stakeholders - method of communications - timeline - responsibility • Any comments – are you happy this is now put into operation subject to discussion at Communications Group meeting on Friday?

29. Special Educational Needs ReformsStakeholder Meeting SEN Strategy Development 14 May 2014

30. SEN Strategy Background • 1: No current SEN Strategy for Birmingham • 2: Education Services Review – ongoing engagement with schools capturing learning and ideas for improving SEN services and relationship with schools • 3: Lack of shared understanding of current service provision and future challenges • 4: Successes – well established system for assessing needs of children through CRISP and considerable consultation completed in 2013 with stakeholders

31. SEN Strategy Consultation • Over 150 responses to consultation on proposals from May to September 2013 • 76% of respondents agreed with the recommendations and key principles • Way forward paper published December 2013 • Progress delayed to enable learning from and strategy to be shaped by Education Services Review

32. Listening to Review • Overspend on high needs block • High numbers of statements • Underachievement at KS1&2 • Frustrations with assessment process BUT has improved • Been trying to agree SEND strategy for 8 years • Principles consulted upon last year • Strong support apart from ‘local schools for local people and inclusion’ • General support to optimise opportunity to meet needs within mainstream setting • ’ • ...BUT some schools concerned about impact on floor target performance • Leads to many schools feeling there is a lack of fairness around admissions • Means children that could be in mainstream take up special school places • Some complex needs having to be met out of City / independent sector • High comparative expenditure on transport • Expectation of top up funding • Focus often amount of support rather than outcomes / reducing dependency • Schools purchasing own support even where services commissioned elsewhere

33. Vision, Principles and Strategy • Birmingham will be an Inclusive City, in which young people with SEN can play their part – a Fair Chance for Everyone in Birmingham. Every child in every part of the city will achieve their potential. We will provide early help and support to those children and families who need it, and working together, will ensure that every child has the belief, aspiration and support to be their best.

34. Vision, Principles and Strategy A Special Education Provision Plan will support the delivery of this vision through delivery of three key strands: • We will safeguard all our young people by ensuring there is sufficient, appropriate local early years and school special education provision for every young person with SEN. • We will develop a robust and sustainable approach to funding for Special Education Provision in partnership with our schools and partners in Health and Social Care. • We will reduce youth unemployment and improve the life chances of young people with SEN through promoting effective transition through school into appropriate pathways for all to participate in further education and training opportunities.

35. SEN Strategy Principles and Drivers • 1: An Inclusive City with a Fair Chance for Alland outcomes of reduced inequality, better living conditions and improved life opportunities for everyone who lives in Birmingham. • 2: Needs led planning and effective use of resources– a joint strategic approach to SEND commissioning across partners including the Local Authority, Schools and the NHS built on robust evidence, and implemented consistently by all agencies in the city including all schools and adult services.

36. SEN Strategy Principles and Drivers • 3: Localisation/ Local schools for local people and Inclusion – all children should be able to go to a local school, be socially included in their community and not have long journeys to school .There should be a mixed range of provision in localities including high quality nursery and early years provision, mainstream schools and colleges, alternative providers and resource bases, special schools and specialist colleges. • 4: Personalisation, My Life/ My Choice – promote Education, Health and Care Plans, Personal Budgets and the Local Offer as a way of improving services and outcomes and increasing the participation, choice and control children and young people with SEND and their families have over the support they use and with accessible, comprehensive and transparent information, advice and support.

37. SEN Strategy Principles and Drivers • 5: Excellence through Partnership – partnership working across schools with centres of excellence providing hub and spoke support across school networks and education providers, joint opportunities for training and delivery across schools and multi-agency workforce development. • 6. Make effective use of available financial resources to deliver Value for Money services: • Provide a value for money service that makes effective use of the high needs budget to commission quality special school places and support services • Provide high quality and affordable Transport services • Deliver Short Breaks service that meets the needs of young people with affordable and quality options

38. SEN Strategy Principles and Drivers • 5: Excellence through Partnership – partnership working across schools with centres of excellence providing hub and spoke support across school networks and education providers, joint opportunities for training and delivery across schools and multi-agency workforce development. • 6. Make effective use of available financial resources to deliver Value for Money services: • Provide a value for money service that makes effective use of the high needs budget to commission quality special school places and support services • Provide high quality and affordable Transport services • Deliver Short Breaks service that meets the needs of young people with affordable and quality options

39. SEN Position As of 16 January 2014 – 6992 statements: • Under 5 – 466 • Age 5 to 10 – 2485 • Age 11 to 15 – 3073 • Age 16 to 19 - 968 1472 new requests throughout 2013 calendar year: • Under 5 – 411 • Age 5 to 10 – 654 • Age 11 to 15 – 390 • Age 16 to 19 - 17 (Source – SEN2 data – SENAR submissions to DfE)

40. SEN Core Cities • Birmingham has over 6000 children with statements of SEN almost 3 times as many as the next of the core cities. In the main this is because of the size and age profile of Birmingham but the City also has the highest in percentage terms (3.1%) and is above the national average (2.8%). • At KS1 for those attaining level 2+ and above there has been year on year improvement but performance is below national averages. • A similar pattern is seen at KS2 with improvements made but performance across subjects is approximately 7% below the national average.

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42. SEN Strategy Recommendation • Seek cabinet approval on 14 July to approve outline principles and approve next public consultation with schools, parents and young people to develop future models of “provision” • Aim to launch programme of “co-design” and engagement opportunities at SEN Reforms Launch event on 19 September at Council House to shape the new SEN Strategy in full co-production and partnership • Agree a SEN Strategy in Spring 2015 for implementation from September 2015 • Today – do you agree with the outlined principles and policy drivers? Do they reflect the findings of the Education Services Review? Are there any other factors you believe should be taken account of? How would you like to see the next steps develop?