SEND Partnership Board Meeting s1

SEND Partnership Board Meeting

Thursday 7th January 2016 – 10.30am to 12.00pm Room 4f, Level 4, Civic Centre

Attendees: Gill Hoar (GH) - Head of School Place Planning & Access, OMBC (chair) Andrew Robinson (AR) - Director, POINT Forum Elaine Robinson (ER) – Oldham SENDIASS Ed Francis (EF) - Head of Integrated Commissioning, Joint Commissioning for People, OMBC Graham Quinn (GQ) – Executive Principal, New Bridge School Karen Shaw (KS) – Senior Practitioner, Children with Additional and Complex Needs, OMBC Janet Wray (JW) - Nurse Consultant, Oldham Community Health Services Sue Callaghan (SC) - Headteacher, Christchurch Primary School Denshaw Anne Redmond (ARed) – Headteacher, The Kingfisher Community Special School Suzanne Parsons (SP) – The Kingfisher Community Special School Paula Healey (PH) – School and Learning Settings Performance Advisor, Early Years, OMBC Cath Dalton (CD) – Head of Faculty, Development Studies, Oldham College Karl Newall (KN) – Headteacher, Crompton House CE School Laura Owen (LO) – ALS Manager, Oldham College Jo Charlan (JC) – Senior Business Intelligence Officer, Business Intelligence, OMBC (part) Sharon Davies (SD) – SEND Project Co-ordinator, OMBC (minutes)

Minutes

1. Apologies

Caroline Sutton, Director of Education & Early Years, OMBC Saul Ainsworth, Head of Service, Assessment, Prevention & Supporting Families, OMBC Carolyn Brennan, Associate Directorate Manager, Learning Disability Directorate, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust Gill Barnard, Commissioning Business Partner, NHS Oldham CCG Emma Hart, Oldham Sixth Form College

2. Feedback from previous meeting (5th November 2015) and matters arising

Post 16 – Concerns regarding young people possibly being disadvantaged if working at lower level and not meeting the entry requirements for FE. LO clarified that in Oldham College’s prospectus young people below entry level 1 can still access their college. They are currently working on their website to ensure their offer is clear. They are also holding a ‘Skills for Life’ open evening where clarity can be given. AR advised that the parent forum are holding subject specific drop ins and will arrange for Oldham College to attend to give clarity to parents/carers and young people on entry requirements and accessibility. 1 EHC Transitions – Social Care are now working closely with the SEN team to ensure information is shared timely and attendance at meetings is increased. Dates for upcoming meetings have been entered into diaries.

3. SEND Accountability Inspection (Jo Charlan)

Position Statement – JC advised she had collated the contributions received and would be looking at: What we know; What the strands are; What developments have been made. The Transformation group are looking at how we could evidence some of the information within the document. For example, the POINT consultation, workshop attendance etc. Consideration would need to be given about how the statements could be evidenced as this is what CQC and Ofsted would examine.

Performance Management Framework – The Stockport model was regarded as a good basis on which to begin the Oldham PMF. Further information would be required to show quality indicators and finance decisions. JC explained that the PMF would be a process that would be used as an information tool that would inform decision making for the business. However, it would be used to demonstrate to inspectors how we use information to make decisions to improve the outcomes for children and young people. At early stages and need to establish what data and local measures are needed and produce protocol. SEND IASS send in quarterly data reports which could feed into our key themes. JC has met with a number of officers including Frameworki and Tribal systems teams regarding system changes. Transformation Group have agreed that the EHC Transition workstream will change into a Data/IT workstream.

KN raised the question of how the inspection will affect schools/colleges. GH advised that the thrust of the inspection will be how children/young people and families are being supported from the point of identification to EHC. Major group are SEN support and the responsibility rests with schools but the accountability for outcomes rests with the LA. GH anticipates that the inspection will be mostly fieldwork and they may potentially visit schools.

ER advised that she will ask colleagues in Hampshire (pilot area) for any useful information on the pilot inspection.

JC advised that partners will be invited to a workshop in the next 2 to 4 weeks to look at the information we have, how we use it, how we collect opinions of cyp and families and how we engage and involve them in decision making.

ACTIONS: 3a) JC to distribute draft Position statement to board members. 3b) ER to forward Hampshire pilot information to JC.

2 3c) JC to arrange workshop.

4. EHC Planning (Anne Redmond)

GH had met with AR and the team at Kingfisher regarding EHC Plans and how special schools are having to manage the delivery of outcomes and parental expectations. Kingfisher are taking the approach of combining the EHC Plan with their Personalised Learning Plan. SP explained to the members how the EHCP sections fit within the PLPs. This working document ensures the person centred planning is done once, meets statutory requirement and is sustainable. Kingfisher now have a Family School Liaison Officer who facilitates all PC meetings and updates the working document. There is a separate information document for parents which explains what they can expect from school. Alongside this information document parents are also sent the outcomes page.

GH informed that there are benefits to this process being used and how it will aid transition. Will be shared with SEN Workhub and Secondary SENCo forum for views.

ACTIONS:- 4a) AR/SP to arrange to attend SEN Workhub and SENCo forum. 4b) Further discussion at the February board meeting

5. SEND Reforms Transformation Group – Highlight Report (Gill Hoar)

Report distributed to members.

6. Final Report – Review into Assessment of Pupils with Lower Attainment (Gill Hoar)

Report distributed to members.

ACTIONS:- 6a) SC to share review/briefing at SEN workhub.

7. Outcomes for children with SEN in Oldham (LAIT issued 10.11.15) – Dave Barter

DB presented a range of data demonstrating the attainment of children with SEN within Oldham. This information will link into the SEND Accountability Inspection. Discussion needs to be held as to whether this data is monitored or scrutinised. If not a decision needs to be made on whether a group should be established and where this would sit.

ACTIONS:- 7a) GH to take to Caroline Sutton for discussion. 7b) Further discussion at the February board meeting

3 8. A.O.B

Next meeting: Thursday 4th February 2016, 10.30am to 12.00pm Room 4F, Level 4, Oldham Civic Centre