1 / 11

Children and Families Bill

Children and Families Bill. CHILDREN’S & ADULTS’ SERVICES. How are we doing nationally in SEN?. Still high numbers of very low attaining children International studies show a wider gap between higher and lower attaining children here than elsewhere. Ealing context.

zalman
Download Presentation

Children and Families Bill

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Children and Families Bill CHILDREN’S & ADULTS’ SERVICES

  2. How are we doing nationally in SEN? • Still high numbers of very low attaining children • International studies show a wider gap between higher and lower attaining children here than elsewhere

  3. Ealing context • Reduction in percentage of pupils in primary schools identified as having SEN 2010-2011 18.1% • 2011-2012 16.7% • 2012-13 15.6% (2.9% below national average)

  4. 2012 Outcomes • Below L3 in English 4.5%. National 5% • Ealing mainstream schools 3.3% • Below L3 in maths 3.8%. National 4% • Ealing mainstream schools 2.5%

  5. Children and Families Bill Principles • Early identification of needs • High expectations and aspirations • Focus on outcomes for children and young people • Views and participation of children/young people and their parents are central

  6. Principles • Choice and control for young people and parents (personal budgets) • Education, health and social care partners to collaborate • Clarity of roles and responsibilities • High quality provision to meet the needs of children and young people

  7. Principles • Skills, knowledge and attitude of those working with children and young people are central to achieving excellent outcomes

  8. Draft Indicative Code • “Additional SEN Support” (ASS) to replace School Action and School Action Plus • SEN policies to be updated annually • Published on website • Focus on outcomes • Information on identification, assessment and provision • How school evaluates effectiveness of provision

  9. Draft Indicative Code • School’s arrangements for assessing the progress of pupils with SEN • Information about the expertise and training of staff in relation to SEN • Consultative version of SEN Code in Autumn 2013

  10. New directions • Build skills and capacity of schools to meet diverse pupil needs • Only children with the most severe and complex needs, requiring support from more than one specialist agency, to need an EHC

  11. ContactMargaret Allan School EffectivenessPhone no. 020 8825 8839 Email mallan@ealing.gov.uk

More Related