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CYPS SEND Implementation Team

“To inspire, support and encourage all our Children and Young People to be the best they can be”

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To update the Joint Consultative Forum onthe progress of the statutory effect of thefull implementation of the SEND Act(Northern Ireland) 2016.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES


THE SEN FRAMEWORK…WHERE ARE WE NOW?

SEN Regulations

(NI) 2020

A more responsive SEN and Inclusion Framework for children

SEND Act (NI) 2016

SEN and Inclusion Code of Practice

2020

Training(ongoing)


SEND IMPLEMENTATION ACTION PLAN

Actions

EA arrangements to seek and have regard to the views of the child when making decisions about SEN.

EA to have regard to the importance of the child participating in decisions and ensure each child is provided with information and support to enable participation in those decisions

(section 1 SEND Act)

Progress

Guidance produced and being issued to all schools and services

Once regulations and COP consulted on, SEND team will work with Documents group to ensure this is facilitated on statutory forms/ advice templates


Actions

EA cater for the reduction in time for which they can receive parental representations and written evidence (29 to 22 days) and allow waiving of 22 days with parental consent, if information received earlier than 22 days.


EA cater for the reduced timescales from 26 to 22 weeks for statutory assessment /statementing process

Progress

Achieved (Commencement Order given 30 Sept 2016)

Consultation responses may influence timescales



Actions

EA arrangements in place to allow for the exercise of appeal rights following a decision not to amend a statement following review.

(Section 8 SEND Act)

EA arrangements in place to facilitate the appeal rights (contents or failure to make a statement) for parents of children under 2.


Progress

EA awaiting Commencement order following consultation on Regulations and COP

Achievable now if required



Actions

EA to ensure independent persons (not employed by the EA) provide a service to facilitate the avoidance and resolution of disputes, for parents and children over compulsory school age.


EA to ensure independent persons (not employed by the EA) provide a Mediation service in connection with appeals, for parents and children over compulsory school age


Progress

DARS Contract awarded to Global Mediation – commenced 1st Sept 2019

Contract awarded but Regulations required to implement.



Actions

EA arrangements for the new rights of children over compulsory school age


EA to determine if a child (over compulsory school age) lacks (or may lack) capacity to exercise their rights, when the question of the capacity is raised.

Progress

Research work commenced

Leaflets for parents/ children over compulsory school age being designed/ Information for schools to be prepared

EA will draft a procedure for schools and others should a concern be raised. Current work is underway to set out information for schools, the procedure schools must follow if a concern raised and the procedure EA will follow to determine capacity.



Actions

Experience Requirements for LSCs –information will be provided by DE when the SEN Regulations are finalised.


EA implement new Statement template


EA make schools aware of the required content for Personal Learning Plans


Progress

EA awaiting Regulations –preparatory work has commenced by SEND Team

EA awaits new Code of Practice and Regulations

A software pilot will be commenced 2020 with a small number of schools

Training will take place from September 2020 with all schools (Stand alone nurseries and PEAGs excepted)



SEND IMPLEMENTATION ACTION PLANActions

EA to have delivered improvements concerning - Notification, Referral and Statutory Assessment, specifically outputs from Phase 1 of the SEN Education and Health Interface Projects

Progress

Overall Aim of NSRA

A streamlined consistent process for the request and receipt of advice during the initial statutory assessment process.

Key areas identified:

Use of appropriate and consistent terminology.

Sharing of information and consent.

Common Education Authority (EA) and Health and Social Care Trust (HSCT) documentation relating to statutory assessment.

Common HSCTs framework for handling EA requests for advice for the purpose of statutory assessment.

Use of e-mail / encryption for sharing information.


Actions

EA to deliver SEN Capacity Building Programme to support the introduction of the new SEN framework - Capacity Building Project - delivery of training programme

EA to implement new SEN Categories – Recording Children with SEN – including changes made to C2k & EMS.

Progress

Training compendium on EA website including SEND training commitments

Achieved



2017/18

Phase 1, Briefing & Collaboration - Introduction to SEND Act briefing and

collaboration with SENCos. SENCo Audit completed. Included all school

Primary and Post Primary SENCos and Principals;

BoG;

all EA Stat Ops Staff, all EPS, CYPS HOS;

Controlled Schools Support Officers and CCMS Support Officers. School

SEND information pack to support SDDs.

SEND Team recruited

SEND Team Training


2018/19

Phase 2, Training - Update on above training for SENCos on the new SEN

and Medical Category descriptors, provided for all the above in partnership

with C2k. Full teams in EA PSS, DE, ETI, SENDIST, CLC and associated bodies

and Stranmillis.

Also SENCo induction, Interim SENCo Handbook, SENCo clusters on focused

topics, SEND Information packs for SDD.

Briefings for Nurseries

Phase 3 Training – The Learning Continuum & Moving forward with SEN

SEND TEAM TRAINING


SEND TEAM TRAINING19/20

SENCo Induction

SENCo Refresher Training

Annual Review Cluster Groups

New SEN Framework/Code of Practice Day 1 &2

New SEN Framework/Code of Practice Special Schools

Effective Use of Adult Assistance

Personal Learning Plans (software pilot)

Principals’ Briefings (Roles and Responsibilities)

First Time Principal’s Training with SDS

Boards of Governors training

20/21

Personal Learning Plans


SEND TEAM -OTHER AREAS OF WORK

Examination Access arrangements (in collaboration with CCEA and JCQ)Liaison with Teacher Training Colleges to support SEN training for beginning teachersAccessibility Planning for SchoolsDraft LSC annual report template for schoolsDraft CPD Framework for SENCosLiaison with Early Years – resources for NurseriesDE Code of Practice (Code Annexes)Whole School Educational Provision/ Special Educational Provision and Provision Mapping / Provision auditG-Suite – protected website for SENCos (Training materials, DE documents, SEN Newsletter, Blogs, Have your Say and Podcasts)


SEND TEAM WEBSITE

TRAINING RESOURCES - EXAMPLES

SEND TEAM RESOURCES


QUESTIONS?


EDUCATION TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMME

SEN Learner Journey Project

“Working together. Improving Education. Transforming Lives.”

• Transforming the education system to ensure it is sustainable, effective, efficient, and critically, that it helps to ensure positive outcomes for children and young people in Northern Ireland.

• DE work alongside EA,CCMS and CCEA, and other stakeholders.

• Build on areas of success but also tackle some of the core challenges.

BACKGROUND TO PROGRAMME

Project Objectives• To transform communication and engagement with Learners,

their parents/carers and relevant stakeholders inimplementing the new SEN Framework to create a Learnercentric system and improve service delivery, experienceand outcomes for pupils.

• To maximize opportunities for effective digital casemanagement and information sharing, at all stages of theSEN process, while protecting data access.

• To improve awareness of and confidence in the SENregistration and statutory assessment journey.


SEN LEARNER JOURNEY

KEY STATISTICS 2019 NI School Census Data

• Over 67,000 on the SEN Register • Over 19,000 have a statement • 378 cases referred to SENDIST during 2018/19


PROGRESS TO DATE

• Project established in February 2019• Project Reference Group established• Linking with DE and EA colleagues • Stakeholder engagement• Draft recommendations


Information on my child’s statement is

generic

Parents unsure or not informed of their rights

More timely and clearer

decision making

My child still hasn’t received a school

place for September

My child was added to the SEN Register at Stage 1

and stayed there until they left school

Parents feel overwhelmed

Creating a ‘culture of lodge an appeal’

EXPERIENCES

I don’t engage with Parents – I don’t

have enough time

Waiting time to see an

Educational Psychologist is

ridiculous

Lack of resources

and manpower

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THEMES

• Technology• Communication• Best practice


NEXT STEPS

• Test recommendations.

• Finalise recommendations and key actions.

• Monitor implementation

QUESTIONS


Contact DetailsJulie McBrideSEN Project ManagerRoom S24, 2nd Floor New Building Ext 59350

Ruth ZubinProject SupportRoom S1, 2nd Floor New BuildingExt 69019

Contact DetailsJulie McBrideSEN Project ManagerRoom S24, 2nd Floor New Building Ext 59350

Ruth Zubin
