Decision details

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Strategy detailing Buckinghamshire’s ambition surrounding Special Educational Needs & Disabilities and Inclusion for children/young people and families across the Local Area partnership. This paper seeks approval to go out to consultation on the content of the strategy.

Decision:

The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Inclusion Strategy 20252030 was the key document underpinning the improvement and transformation of the support and services provided for children and young people with SEND and their families in Buckinghamshire.  It set out the collective ambitions across Education, Health and Care to improve the experiences and outcomes of children and young people. It had been developed by key stakeholders including parent/carer representatives, partners and children and young people who had collaborated on its content.

 

The strategy aimed to achieve whole system change, recognising interdependencies between services. It placed greater focus on earlier intervention whilst also ensuring the needs of children and young people with high support needs were met. The shared ambition was for every child and young person with SEND to receive an inclusive education, have access to meaningful opportunities within the community and have a smooth transition into adulthood.

 

The strategy was part of the SEND workstream of the Children’s Services Transformation Programme, Phase 2. It sat alongside the delivery of the SEND Strategic Plan, and the redesign of the Council’s SEND Service. As such its development was monitored via the Children’s Transformation Board, Service Improvement Board and the multi-agency SEND Partnership Board.

 

RESOLVED –

 

That the draft Strategy and consultation document to progress to public consultation be APPROVED.

Details of any conflict of interest declared: None.

Contact: John Macilwraith, Corporate Director Children's Services Email: John.Macilwraith@buckinghamshire.gov.uk.

Report author: Romilly Knight

Publication date: 08/10/2024

Date of decision: 08/10/2024

Decided at meeting: 08/10/2024 - Cabinet

Effective from: 16/10/2024

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