march 2014 sen services – bill turner send update
TRANSCRIPT
March 2014
SEN Services – Bill Turner
SEND update
• Setting the scene
• The graduated approach
• Referral for an EHCP Assessment
• The PLAN
• The transition process
• Annual Reviews
• The Local Offer
AGENDA
SETTING THE SCENEPart 1
Children and Families Bill 2013-4
• Adoption• Looked After Children• Family Justice• Childcare• Parental Leave• Special Educational
Needs and Disability
Current Bradford Funding Models
• Mainstream• Special schools• DSPs• ARCs• PRUs• Centrally Funded Services• Post 16 FE Provision
Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG)
Schools Block
Early Years Block
High Needs Block
From 1/4/14 1.5% reduction in Element 3 (Plus element)
Mainstream School SEN funding
Notional ~5.5% of school budget
SEN formula
<=£6000
High Needs
Block Plus element
High Needs Block
Lump sum per place£10k special - £8k PRU
ORAWPU + SEN formula
~£4000 + £6000
Pupil Need element
Premises element
Place
Plus
Equivalent Funding
FUNDING CATEGORIES, BANDS & AMOUNTS
Range 1
Range 2
Range 3 Range 4 Range 5 Range 6 Range 7
PRIMARY NEED Delegated Place Funding
Band A (16.5-21.5
hours)
Band B (22-27 hours)
Band C (27.5-34.5
hours)
Band D (35+ hours)
Additional Funding £0 £1,000 £3,152 £4,830 £7,524 £10,970 £14,617 £24,018From April 2014 £985 £3105 £4758 £7411 £10805 £14398 £23658Mainstream Autism & SLCN SLCN ASD ASD+ ASD++Mainstream MLD/SLD/PMLD MLD MLD+ SLD PMLD SLD+ PMLD+ PMLD++Mainstream PD PD PD+ PD++Mainstream HI/VI HI/VI HI+/VI+ Mainstream BESD BESD BESD+ BESD++
Teachers per class of 12 1.85 2.31 3.00 3.00 3.00
LSA's per class of 12 1.85 2.31 3.00 6.00 12.00
PointsMainstream funding is within colour coded Bands (mainly range 4)Special School funding is determined by actual Primary Need
FUNDING PAID TO SCHOOLS AND SETTINGS MONTHLY
Children and Families BillWorking groups
Co-ordination Chief Executive’s Project Management
Governance AD ACCESS AND INCLUSION
THE GRADUATED APPROACHPart 2
The Graduated Approach
The Graduated Approach
Could the SEN Guidance be used to help describe your graduated approach?
Discuss the provision you would make for a child with AS or VI at Range 3 in your school/setting?
10 minute task
Number of EA1s by Prime NeedSeptember 2012 - July 2013
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
ASD
BESD
HI
VI
PD
MLD
SLD
SLCN
PMLD
N/A (range 1)
Not agreed
Pri
me
Nee
d
Number
July
June
May
April
March
February
January
December
November
Early Years Data indicates:
•SLCN is the most prevalent Primary Need•AS is the second most prevalent
National Data indicates:•An under identification of Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia)
Development work over the Summer
Term 2014
Are SLCN and SpLD an issue in your school/setting?
What are the implications for your MLD provision?
5 minute task
REFERRAL FOR AN EHCP ASSESSMENT
Part 3
The referral form
The Thresholds:• Education
• SEN Guidance – Range 4 and above• Unsupported attainment guidance
• Social Care • Threshold of Need Guidance• CCHDT Thresholds
• Health• Continuing Care• Therapies
How many children and young people currently with Statements in your setting would meet the Tier 3 guidance for Social Care?
How many children and young people currently with Statements in your setting would meet the Tier 4 guidance for Social Care?
10 minute task
THE PLANPart 4
Read through the Draft.
Are there any items not included?What aspects need clarification?Other comments
10 minute task
THE TRANSITION PROCESSPart 5
• Referrals priorprior to 1st September 2014 will be considered under the existing ‘StatementStatement’ framework.
• Referrals afterafter 1st September 2014 will be made on the EHCPEHCP referral form.
3 year transition for conversion of existing StatementsOption 1:Option 1: Transfer to EHC plans at end of Key Stage
3 year transition for conversion of existing StatementsOption 2:Option 2: Transfer to EHC plans at end of current phase
Discuss the merits of each option.
Which Option would you prefer?
5 minute task
ANNUAL REVIEWSPart 6
ANNUAL REVIEW TRAINING
• 26th and 27th June 2014
• 1st and 2nd July 2014
THE SCHOOL/SETTING OFFERPart 7
Children and Families Bill
• A duty on all local authorities to publish details of services and provisions in the area to support families with a child or young person with a special educational needs and/or a disability (SEND)
Bring together in one place all of the information about SEND
The Local Offer
• What is it for?To provide information about the support and opportunities that are available ANDTo make provision more responsive to local needs and aspirations, building on feedback
Who is it for?Parents and carers of children and young people with SENDChildren and young people with SENDPractitioners and professionals
The Local Offer
• Education, Health & Social Care• 0-25• SEND• Jointly commissioned services• Co-production• Accessible• Transparent & comprehensive• Web based resource• Development and Review
The Local Offer will:
• Make it easier for families to find information
• Providing clarity for families
• Identify need and gaps in provision
• Provide an evidence base for improving services
Statutory Duty
• Legal duty to publish information• Must be updated annually• Special Educational Needs (Information) Regulation - Clause 65• Reflects the information required for the local offer
– Identification
– Assessment and review of progress
– Moving between phases
– Adaptation of the curriculum and learning environment
– Securing expertise
– Effectiveness of the provision
– Access to facilities and extra curricular activities
– Emotional and social development
Joint Statement
• Agreement
• Read
• Comments or Thoughts
• By June 2014
Proforma
• Completed proforma• Blank template• Offer at Range 1, 2 and 3
• Could you use this? How would you complete this?
– E.g. See range 1 guidance (link) or;
– Using the guidance at range 1 for autism we offer …………
• By June 2014
– School website
– Copy to LA and link to the school website