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1. Bromley Parent Voice – 10 years! Thursday 4th October 2018 Debi Christie – Head of Service: SEN www.bromley.gov.uk/localoffer

2. What we want to achieve • Provide an overview of the review that has taken place, who has been involved and the outcomes • Acknowledge the challenges and how we are learning from them • Understanding how we demonstrate progress collectively • Think together about what good looks like – focusing on the statutory decision making process

3. Our shared commitment All providers, partners, parents and services have duties and responsibilities to support our most vulnerable children and young people. The local authority and its health partners will ensure that children and young people aged 0 to 25 years, who have special educational needs and/or disabilities, are well supported and empowered to lead full and rewarding lives. All parties in Bromley have a shared and collective responsibility and must play their part. We will work together and challenge each other to allow us to meet our moral and legal obligations. www.bromley.gov.uk/localoffer

4. Overview and findings from the review www.bromley.gov.uk/localoffer

5. National Drivers for Change • Statutory compliance and Local area inspections • School/setting improvement • Financial constraint and best use of resources • Exclusions, national focus on excluding schools • Focus on mental health

6. Local Drivers • CYP, Parents and Carers’ views • Bromley’s self evaluation • Engagement and commissioning • Exclusions • Best value and financial position • Sufficiency of provision • Capacity and confidence in mainstream settings

7. Developing a SEN Strategy for Bromley This SEN review focused on four key themes relating to Bromley’s arrangements for SEN: 4 Focus Groups

8. Who was involved? • Children and young people • Parents and carers • Schools and settings • Governors • Voluntary Sector • LBB colleagues – education, public health and social care • CCG colleagues • Health providers

9. Parents said …………. quite a lot! We need to know what good SEN support is: • Bromley needs to identify good practice and share it across all schools • Parents need to know what good SEN Support looks like • There needs to be stronger communication of the SEN Support offer which ensures that parents are aware of what support can be expected in mainstream schools • Schools should publish information about their SEN Support offer on their website and how their notional SEN funding will be used to provide support

10. Developing a strong SEN Support offer in all schools: • There should be a systematic approach to developing a greater understanding of SEN Support and better practice in delivering aspects of SEN support in schools • SENCOs and TAs need to receive regular and thorough training and advice to build their resilience and capacity • There needs to be a strong SENCO and TA support network

11. Cont’d – • A whole school workforce development approach should be adopted which includes children and families. There should also be specific programmes for individual children and integrated working which provides an understanding of good education, health and care outcomes • There needs to be a more robust offer for children and young people with autism • The Local Authority should make use of local resources such as CHSWG and the NDCS to inform developments • Specialist services and specialist inputs are highly valued

12. Developing a Holistic support offer: • Stronger communication between education and health professionals is needed • Parents need support to be confident and empowered to support their children • The offer should focus on more than education and should focus on social opportunities • Young people need access to appropriate mental health services

13. Developing a clearer process to access funding: • There needs to be a better and more easily accessible system for accessing support and funding beyond the £6,000 core without the need for an EHC Plan • The Local Authority has a key role to play in challenging schools on how SEN resources are spent

14. How Bromley spends its High Needs Block • LAs vary in how they spend their High Needs block • The variance is dependent on an LA and schools’ approach to inclusion • The more inclusive the local area is, the greater the spend on support in mainstream schools • The spend on specialist provision across the country varies from approximately 50% to 88% of the High Needs Block • Bromley spends 81% of its High Needs Block on specialist provision

15. Bromley DSG Budget 2016/17 High Needs Budget: £47million £ 6.3 million (13%) support services £38 million (81%)Specialist provision £2.7 million (6%) Top-up funding

16. Specialist provision: £38m • Bromley’s Resource Provision (mainstream schools) £5.3m • Bromley’s special school (maintained/academies) £12m • Provision in neighbouring local authorities £2.2m • Provision in the independent non maintained sector £9.3m • PRU provision £2.7m • primary £1.02m • secondary £1.67 • Post 16 £5.8m • Other £0.68m • Total £38m

17. Our vision in Bromley Capacity Skills Confidence High quality provision Improved outcomes DELIVERING SECURING Our vision is to have a well-planned continuum of provision from birth to age 25 that meets the needs of children and young people who have SEND and their families. We believe that Bromley children and young people should have their needs met, as far as possible within their local community. This means that in Bromley, all education, health and care providers will have the capacity, skills and confidence to deliver high quality provision for children and young people who have SEND, which results in improved outcomes. www.bromley.gov.uk/localoffer

18. 3 2 4 5 6 Mainstream School Mainstream Plus Enhanced Resources Partnerships Special Independent 2. Mainstream Plus Some pupils require additional resources and arrangements. Their needs are described in an SEN support plan 1.Mainstream School The majority of with SEN/SEMH attend mainstream school with quality first teaching that identifies need and adapts curriculum 3. Partnership Arrangements Schools work in partnership to arrange collaborative provision, alternative curriculums and shared resources. 6. Independent non mainstream school Access to a highly specialist learning and care environments for those pupils with highly exceptional or low incidence needs . 5. Special School Provision Access to a variety of special school provision catering for the pupils with the most complex needs 4. Enhanced Resources Specialist provision located on mainstream school site.

20. Bromley’s key priorities Priority 5: Bromley local authority and CCG deliver high quality services Priority 4: Children, young people and families are actively engaged in planning, commissioning and evaluating services Priority 2: Outcomes for young people who have SEMH needs are improved Priority 3: A suitable range of local specialist provision is available Priority 1: Good SEN support arrangements are in place in all Bromley mainstream education settings www.bromley.gov.uk/localoffer

21. Underpinning principles • Full commitment from all partners to a ‘new way of working’ • Shared vision of inclusion • Partnership working • Genuine engagement with children, young people and parent/carers • Language matters www.bromley.gov.uk/localoffer

22. The journey so far… BUT…how do we know? www.bromley.gov.uk/localoffer

23. Priority 1 Governance Board Sponsor: James Turvey • CEO: South Orpington Learning Alliance (SOLA) Good SEN support arrangements are in place in all Bromley mainstream settings and schools so that children and young people who have SEND are able to learn successfully in their local community Officer Lead:Jacob Pereira Lead SEN Advisory Teacher: Support in Mainstream Schools, Bromley Council www.bromley.gov.uk/localoffer

24. What we have achieved: • Bromley SEND Graduated Approach – Guidance for Schools and Education Settings • SEN information Reports • All mainstream schools now have an attached SEN Advisory Teacher • SEN Support Plans • Bromley SEND Training Collaborative established - leading on SEND training • Challenges we have faced: • Clear and concise information for schools and settings • Support and challenge in schools to ensure compliance • Developing skills and confidence to promote Bromley’s inclusion agenda • Next steps: • Clarity on Threshold of Need and helpful toolkits • Reasonable adjustments and Accessibility Plans • Training program in partnership with schools/LA advisory teachers to build resilience and confidence in management of more complex SEND needs. • SEN Advisory Support Services – ensuring skills, understanding and capacity is consistent, focusing on key transition points and strengthening support to reduce the risk of placement breakdown www.bromley.gov.uk/localoffer

25. Priority 2 Governance Board Sponsor: Neil Miller Executive Headteacher, London South East Academies Trust Outcomes for children and young people who have SEMH needs are improved Officer Lead: Pip Hesketh Head of Service: Access & Inclusion, Bromley Council www.bromley.gov.uk/localoffer

26. What we have achieved: • Permanent exclusions reduced in Primary settings • Highly successful Outreach Service for Primary aged pupils • Nightingale provision transferring to BTA Hayes with a new offer • Improved data on attendance, exclusions and part-time timetables • Multi-agency interventions and packages of support • Challenges we have faced: • The category of SEMH is very broad and the needs are diverse • Secondary school exclusions remain high • Reintegration rates from secondary age Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) is low • Children and young people’s voice • Next steps: • Expanding Alternative Provision (AP) • Focused work to tackle exclusions and re-integration at secondary • Trailblazer bid – supporting schools: Y6-13 students with mental health needs • Training in mental health (CAMHS) • Developing the early intervention offer • An understanding of good progress for CYP with SEMH needs www.bromley.gov.uk/localoffer

27. Priority 3 Governance Board Sponsor: Steve Solomons Headteacher, Riverside School A suitable range of specialist provision is available to meet the needs of children and young people with more complex needs Officer Lead: Helen Norris Head of Specialist Support & Disability Service, Bromley Council www.bromley.gov.uk/localoffer

28. What we have achieved: • Place planning strategy • Quality Assurance programme • Additional specialist placements • Expression of Interest – Free Special School • Challenges we have faced: • Joint commissioning arrangements – health and therapy provision • The right pattern of provision across the local area to meet needs • National and local rise in the number of CYP whose needs present as more complex • Next steps: • Review of health and therapy provision to meet needs • Publish place planning strategy • Review the need for nurture provision • Review Preparation for Adulthood processes • Refresh understanding of personal budgets www.bromley.gov.uk/localoffer

29. Priority 4 Governance Board Sponsor: Ros Luff Director of Participation, Bromley Parent Voice Children, young people and families are actively engaged in planning, commissioning and evaluating the services that they need Officer Lead: Kay Moore Children, Young Person & Parent SEND Lead, Bromley Council www.bromley.gov.uk/localoffer

30. What we have achieved: • Strong and committed parent carer forum • Parent Carer representation across SEND reviews and strategic boards • Strong relationships with local area partners, including voluntary sector, schools, settings, health and LA/CCG • Engagement in key projects • Children and young people support worker and Supported Inter • Challenges we have faced: • Changing hearts and minds • Time/resources • Meaningful engagement and involvement of children and young people • Next steps: • Co-produced framework for effective engagement • Finalise joint commissioning strategy • Toolkit for education settings, partners and providers to promote engagement • Engagement Champions • BPV Awards www.bromley.gov.uk/localoffer

31. Priority 5 Governance Board Sponsors: Gillian Palmer Interim Director of Education, Bromley Council • Graham Mackenzie • Joint Director of Integrated Commissioning, Bromley CCG Bromley local authority and Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) deliver high quality services to all its customers, which are equitable, clear and transparent • Officer Leads: • Debi Christie • Head of Service: SEN, Bromley Council • Hilary Rogers • Lead Commissioner for SEN Reforms, Bromley CCG • David Dare • Head of Service Safeguarding & Care Planning (West) and Children with Disabilities Team, Bromley Council www.bromley.gov.uk/localoffer

32. What we have achieved: • SEND Governance Board – full representation • Local Area self-assessment • Clear Vision and Priorities – commitment to the 5-year plan • Cultural change across LA and CCG • Investment in key posts • EHC Online Portal • Challenges we have faced: • Partnership working – risk of fragmentation • Timely and consistent communication • So What? Developing an outcomes driven culture • Gathering and effective use of data • Information sharing • Next steps: • Improved working practices – EHC Online Portal and decision making processes • Consistent and more effective communication • Joint LA/CCG work plans • Single route of redress www.bromley.gov.uk/localoffer

33. Developing greater confidence in the statutory decision making process Sarah Childs Designated Clinical Officer - SEND Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group www.bromley.gov.uk/localoffer

34. Improving the statutory assessment process • EHC Online portal: positive progress • Further work needed to ensure that the portal is part of a fair and equitable process. • Next step: • Redesign the processes for decision making within the statutory assessment process • Our aim to: • Establish a shared understanding of the decision making process • Develop robust decision making procedures • Clear communicate decisions with all partners

35. Where are we now? You tell us…. • Rating your confidence: • Think about what you know about the statutory assessment process and the way that decisions are made. • How confident are you in Bromley’s statutory assessment decisions? Please rate your confidence from 0-10 • 0 – No confidence at all that decisions are fairand equitable • 10 – The majority of decisions are robust, fair and equitable • Take a post it note each: • Please write the number and the reason why you have given this rating • Please place it on the sheet in the left hand column.

36. How could this be better? You tell us…. • Making it better together: • Please share your ideas with each other and note any ideas you have and place them on the sheets you have in front of you. • Be as creative, imaginative as you want!

37. What next? • Consultation with other local partners: • Education settings • Health practitioners • Investigate best practice: what can we learn from other areas? • Analyse all the information we have collected • Redesign the decision making processes for Bromley

38. Thank you www.bromley.gov.uk/localoffer