special educational needs and disability pathfinder and individual budgets the approach in gateshead...
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Special Educational Needs and Disability Pathfinder and Individual Budgets
The approach in Gateshead
February 2012
Contents
• Why Gateshead? What do we need to change?
• Where do we want to be?
• How are we planning to get there?
• Where are we now?
• Key messages to date
• Where next?
Why Gateshead?
• Individual Budget pilot for families with Disabled children....but small numbers and limited budgets
• Transforming SEND and School Funding Reform• Generally good working relationships with schools• Development of a commissioning approach....but
lack of clarity on roles and responsibilities• Good partnership working....but issues around
integration of education, social care and health; transitions
Where do we want to be?
• A child centred system• A more transparent and family friendly system• A system which delivers better outcomes• An approach which brings more choice• An approach which is value for money• A single care plan – education, health and social
care to 25• A more streamlined approach to assessments• More integrated budgets
How are we planning to get there
• Streamlined assessment and simpler care plans
• Testing – 12 families, plus control group of 8
• ‘Your LOG’ – Local Offer Gateshead• Active engagement and involvement of
families• Testing VCS role• Personal Budgets
Active involvement of families
• Testing proposals
• Parents in Power
• Conferences, newsletters, events
• Young people
• ‘System navigator’ model
• Person centred planning
• Key workers
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CAF complete
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Panel* decides which services will be involved in
assessment
Assessment carried out
Resource Allocation Panel* determines indicative
budget
Person Centred Planning meeting to pull plan
together – Skills for People
Panel agrees plan. Copy of assessment
information circulated by Central Assessment
Team
Review held
Review considered by Panel*
Co-ordinated Assessment headlines
prepared by LA to identify needs
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6 weeks
2 weeks
26 weeks
3 weeks
Meeting with family, led by System Navigators
Letter sent to parents to confirm agencies being contacted and date
information due back
Reports shared with parents by professionals
6 weeks
2 weeks
Delivered to parents by System Navigator and if necessary a meeting with practitioners to
discuss any areas where negotiation may be required
Decision shared with parents by System Navigator. Meeting
arranged with parents where negotiation may be required.
Parents at the meeting
Single Plan sent to parents and where not agreed meeting arranged with
parents
Parents at the meeting. Skills for People will discuss resources with
practitioners before and after meeting but not necessary for
practitioners to attend.
Practitioners meeting held
To discuss provision in light of views from Person Centred
Planning meeting
LOG: Local Offer Gateshead
• What is it and who is it for?• How do we stop it going out of date?• Broad walk through• Who does what• What’s out there• Personal Budgets• What you can expect• Where you can get help• Jargon Buster• If things go wrong….
Personal Budgets
• An approach, not just a process• Building up options• Care• Health• Education through personalised
approaches• Transport• Support
Key messages
• Putting parents and children at the centre
• Dangers of professionalism• Significant challenges on health
budgets, but no lack of interest• Education budgets will be a challenge –
engaging schools• Engaging families, especially in a
control group