Special Educational Needs and Disability Termly Newsletter

Summer Term 2017

Special Education Needs (SEN) Service Education, Learning and Skills Borough of Lambeth 0207-926-7754 and 0207-926-9460 [email protected] 10th Floor International House Canterbury Crescent , SW9 7QE

Dear Colleagues

I am pleased to present the second in our new termly SEND Service Newsletters for schools. I hope that you will find it a useful way of receiving service updates and news from the team.

There have been many changes within SEND over the last year including a complete restructure to the team.

I am confident the changes will allow us to continue to support our schools, improve communication, and allow us to better meet our responsibilities in light of the recent SEN reforms.

Unfortunately we have been badly affected in recent months with a Congratulations to Nusayba from Wyvil number of officers on long term sick leave, and one of our senior staff whose artwork has been chosen for our Parent Engagement members having to leave due to family issues. We are a small team, and campaign. The theme was ‘Being heard.’ we still have some key positions that still need to be recruited to.

We appreciate your patience with us while we go through these changes.

Adam Yarnold SEND Head of Service

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Special Educational Needs and Disability SPECIALISTTermly BOOKLET Newsletter We are now updating this for 2017/18 Special Heads and Resource Base leaders have been asked to provideSummer updated Term info and 2017 pictures.

Copies were sent around to all schools, hopefully you have all seen this and it has been a useful information source. Feedback from schools and families has been extremely positive.

Please ring the SEND team if you would like more copies or email Claire Kirwan: [email protected]

Copies can also be found on the Local Offer: http://www.younglambeth.org.uk/local-offer/landing-pages/schools-and-education-5-16.html

EHCP

The EHCP team continues to work incredibly hard undertaking requests for new assessments in Lambeth. There have been a significant increase in requests since the move to EHCP process and the team of 4 are working to meet the statutory duties, working with families and school to ensure a successful assessment for our children and young people.

Can I please remind all schools that EHCP requests should be sent in throughout the school year. Leaving them until the end of the summer term could mean that schools will not be involved in the EHC Plan because of the statutory timelines.

MONITORING TEAM

The team continues to work with schools and is split into two areas 0-14 and 14-25. We will be recruiting to vacant positions within this team over the next months to ensure we can meet the demand that is ever growing in Lambeth.

We are currently supporting a cohort of approximately 1800 children and young people, so it is impossible for staff to attend all reviews and school meetings.

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ANNUALSpecial REVIEWS Educational Needs and Disability

As you know it is a legal requirement that each pupil with an EHCP or statement must have a yearly review. It is Termlyour role to remind Newsletter you that this must take place and formal termly reminders should be reaching you. Please can you make sure that all your pupils have had a review in the last 12 months and that the Lambeth Summer Term 2017 SEN service has received all relevant paperwork.

CONVERSIONS

We now have less than 12 months to ‘convert’ all remaining statements to the EHCP format. Please can all schools ensure that any remaining pupils who still have a statement have the conversion held as soon as possible in order to meet this deadline.

SEND TRANSPORT

Independent travel training and travel buddying

What is Independent Travel Training? Travelling independently is an important part of your child’s development. Travel Training gives children with Special Educational Needs the skills and confidence to travel independently on public transport.

How does it work? The child or young person will be paired up with their own experienced travel trainer. The trainer will conduct full risk assessments on a safe route to school or college and then accompany your child as they travel on public transport. On the way, they will pass on skills, hints and tips to help them get ready for making the journey on their own.

Who is it for? The Travel Training programme is for young people who:  Are aged 11-19  Live in the London Borough of Lambeth  Currently use specialist transport  Have an Education and Health Care Plan

What do I do next? If you know of a child who could benefit from Independent travel training and meets the requirements please speak to their parents or E-mail [email protected], or Call 020 7926 6839

You can download a leaflet on independent travel training (Click on link) or for further information visit www.younglambeth.org.uk/local-offer/landing-pages/travel-assistance.html

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Special Educational Needs and Disability LOCALTermly AREA INSPECTION Newsletter UPDATE The Children and Families Act 2014 places responsibility on the local area, which includes the local authority, healthSummer commissioners Term and 2017 providers (e.g. schools), to identify and meet the needs of children and young people and those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities aged 0 to 25.

Ofsted have been commissioned by Minister Edward Timpson to work jointly to deliver a program of local area inspections over the next five years to inspect local areas and evaluate how well they are fulfilling these duties.

All 152 local areas will be inspected over a five-year period starting in 2016, so Lambeth could be inspected at any point during the next four years. Inspection teams will include one of Her Majesty’s Inspectors (HMI) (lead), a Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspector and an Inspector (OI).

Inspectors will focus on three key questions:

• A: How effectively does the local area identify children and young people who have SEN and/or disabilities? • B: How effectively does the local area assess and meet the needs of c&yp who have SEN and/or disabilities? • C: How effectively does the local area improve outcomes for c&yp who have SEN and/or disabilities?

Ofsted have now published 25 inspection letters, 8 of which have been identified as having serious concerns and therefore requiring the local area to produce a written statement of action. The published inspection letters can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-area-send-inspection-outcome- letters#history

Ofsted have also produced a power point presentation giving an overview of the inspection and summarising the findings to date. This is available from: https://www.slideshare.net/Ofstednews/localareasendinspections210217

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Special Educational Needs and Disability Termly Newsletter

LAMBETHSummer LOCAL Term OFFER 2017

Lambeth sets out in its Local Offer the support available for children and young people with SEND. This is published online on the Young Lambeth website at http://www.younglambeth.org/local-offer. We ask that all schools include this link on their websites and within their SEND information reports.

We are currently holding focus groups with parents and carers, to make changes to the Local Offer to make it easier to navigate and ensure that it contains the information they are looking for in an easy to find and read format.

We would also like to get the views of children and young and it would be great if schools could help us to get the views of children and young people at school, we have suggested some questions below,

If you could email response to Claire Kirwan, [email protected] we will collate them and let you know responses to them in the next newsletter.

1. Do you know what the Lambeth Local Offer is? 2. Did you know there is a website? 3. Where do you go to find out information about the support available for you? 4. Where do you go to find out about things to do and places to go in Lambeth? 5. Have a look at Lambeth’s Local Offer - http://www.younglambeth.org/local- offer/landing-pages/local-offer.html

5a. Now you know this website exists will you use it?

5b. If not why, and what needs to change? 6. How old are you? 7. Which school do you go to?

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PARENTSpecial AND CARER ENGAGEMENTEducational Needs and Disability

We will be having SEND and Children With Disabilities Social Care coffee mornings on the third Wednesday of everyTermly month at We Newsletter Are 336, Lambeth Accord, 336 Brixton Road, London SW9 7AA.

TheseSummer are for parent Term and 2017 carer’s to drop in if they need to speak to someone in the SEND department.

Wednesday 17th May 2017 10:30 – 11:30

Wednesday 21st June 2017 10:30 – 11:30

Wednesday 19th July 2017 10:30 – 11:30

Evening Meeting

Wednesday 5th July 18:00 – 19:00

Please encourage your parents to come along.

We also have events coming up with Lambeth Parent Carer Forum and Contact A Family

Posters will be sent out to all schools with leaflets to hand out to parents the dates are:

When What we will be talking about FOCUS GROUP 24th May Developing a parent engagement strategy 10:30 – 11:30 Completing the DFE parents forum Weare336, 336 Brixton Road response along with Lambeth London SW9 7AA PARENTS FORUM 12th July 2017 Transitions and preparing for Adulthood 10:30 – 12:30 Weare336, 336 Brixton Road London SW9 7AA Focus Group 13 September 2017 Feedback from parents Forum Transitions and preparing for adulthood Parents Forum 28th September 2017 Specialist Educational Provision and Early Weare336, 336 Brixton Road Years London SW9 7AA Focus Group 22nd November 2017 Parent Engagement for the next year Parents Forum 7th December 2017 Re-Cap on the previous Year Weare336, 336 Brixton Road Plans for engagement over 2018 London SW9 7AA

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SENDSpecial CONTACTS UPDATE Educational Needs and Disability BelowTermly are all of the SEND Newsletter officers listed with their telephone numbers and the schools they support, we also have 2 administrator numbers if you are unable to get hold of your officer and these are:

0207Summer-926-7754 andTerm 0207 2017-926-9460

There is also a general SEND support email you can use – [email protected]

Contact details for all staff within SEND can be found on the next page.

If you are unable to contact your named school officer please contact Karen Nugent or Maureen Etienne- Joseph.

Also included in this newsletter is a list of schools alphabetically with the names of the monitoring officer who supports your school.

SUGGESTIONS

We would be delighted if you would let us know what areas you would like to see covered in future Newsletters. Please contact Claire Kirwan [email protected]

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Special Educational Needs and Disability

CONTACT NUMBERS SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS 10thTermly Floor, International Newsletter House, Canterbury Crescent, London, SW9 7QE Lambeth Main Switchboard No: (020) 7926 1000 FORENAMESummer SURNAMETerm 2017 JOB TITLE EXT. NO Adam Yarnold Head of Special Educational Needs 69579

Karen Nugent SEN Manager 07908 119625 Gemma Arnold SALT Therapist 65632 Angie Wyett Funding Systems & Support Officer 69574 Claire Kirwan Transformation Officer 66678 Anna Eracleous Admin 69460 Marjorie Reid Admin 67754 ASSESSMENT TEAM Sara Wannop Assessment & Placement Officer 69254 EHC Co-ordinator 69584 Nana Akyaa EHC Co-ordinator 69235 Meleter James EHC Co-ordinator Support Officer 60343 Lola Idris EHC Co-ordinator Support Officer part time 69585 Pauline Mayne EHC Co-ordinator Support Officer part time 61660 STATEMENT MANAGEMENT / MONITORING TEAM Antoinette Davis Management Monitoring Officer Please contact Maureen Ericka Alleyne Management Monitoring Officer 14-25 62617 Evette Niles Management Monitoring Officer 14-25 60319 Jaqueline Coker Management Monitoring Officer 14-25 62673 Linus Okere Management Monitoring Officer 0-14 69577 Maureen Etienne-Joseph Management Monitoring Officer 0-14 69582 Kathryn Lynch Support Officer 69570 EARLY YEARS ALLIANCE

Catherine Pearson SEN Early years manager 07710 026923 Jackie McDonald Home Support Officer 07506 681936 Tsotsoo Stephenson Home Support Officer 07791 794810 Tracy Imms Disability Register Co-ordinator 69140 TRANSPORT Kelly Avis Transport Manager 69684 Carlene Hutchinson Support Officer 69681 Chloe Mayers Transport Support Assistant 63190 Daphne George Transport Contract Monitoring Officer 69335

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AGE Special0 – 14 ALLOCATED Educational SCHOOLS – Principle Officer Needs Maureen Etienne and Joseph Disability 1-Maureen Etienne Joseph 2 - Linus Okere 3 - Antoinette Davis ElthelredTermly Nursery NewsletterMaytree Holmewood Nursery Triangle Effra Nursery PrimarySummer Term 2017 Primary Primary Allen Edwards Henry Fawcett Bonneville

Elm Wood Loughborough Clapham Manor Herbert Morrison Julians Fenstanton Hill Mead Archbishop Sumner CE Primary and SCLN Base Granton Crown lane Primary and ASD Base Ashmole Henry Cavendish KPA Kingswood Iqra Primary St Andrews RC Macaulay CE Primary Jessop St Annes RC Glenbrook St Helens RC Oasis Johanna Wells St Marys RC St John Divine Telferscot St Johns Angell Town CE The Livity School Wyvil St Leonards CE Little Hazels Aurora House St Lukes CE Heathbrook Corpus Christi St Marks CE Holy Trinity CE Durand St Saviours CE Immanuel and St Andrews CE Paxton St Stephens CE Jubilee Reay Sunnyhill Kings Ave Rosendale Primary Walnut Tree Walk Secondary Secondary Woodmansterne Archbishop Tenison Elm Court St Andrews CE City Heights Park Campus St Judes CE Dunraven Lilian Baylis Lark Hall Primary and Centre Evelyn Grace St Gabriels Christ Church Brixton Michael Tippett Turney Christ Church Streatham The Bishop Thomas Grant Orchard Primary Norwood Independent Hitherfield Platanos Cressey College St Bedes RC Primary Lansdowne Octavia St Bernadettes RC Primary Independent Chelsea Group Sudbourne Primary Fairley House Pheonix Place Richard Atkins Eagle House

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AGE Special0 – 14 ALLOCATED Educational SCHOOLS – Principle Officer Needs Maureen Etienne and Joseph Disability 1-Maureen Etienne Joseph 2 - Linus Okere 3 - Antoinette Davis AbingdonTermly House School Newsletter Secondary Parayhouse Out of Borough Special Trinity Out of Borough Special BeormundSummer Term 2017 Red Gates Linden Lodge Beckmead

Watergate La Retraite Nightingale Melrose St Martins in the fields Perseid School Haymerle The Elmgreen Cricket Green Carew Academy London Nautical Independent The Link Rainbow Blossom House Out of Borough Special Newlands Academy Oak Lodge Paddock St Giles Frank Barnes Wandel Valley School St Nicholas Primary School

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14 - Special25 ALLOCATED SCHOOLS Educational Needs and Disability 1 - Ericka Alleyne 2 - Jacqueline Coker 3 - Evette Niles ArchbishopTermly Tenison'S Newsletter School 3 Dimensions Care Ltd Bishop Thomas Grant Rc School Beckmead School Belmont Park School Cambridge School Summer Term 2017 Blossom Lower School And Upper Bensham Manor School House Charlton Park School Brent Knoll School Cambian - Tyldesley School Clifton Hill School Clarence High School Cambian Group - Manor Cottage Clifton Manor Cressey College Cavendish School College Park School Cumberland School Centre Academy Cumnor House School Eden Park Academy City Heights Asd Resource Base Farney Close School City Heights E-Act Academy Dunraven SLCN Resource Base Garratt Park Secondary Special School Cricket Green School Eagle House School Home Tuition Elm Court School Eagle House School - Mill Road Kingsdown Evelyn Grace Academy Fairley House School Lambeth Academy Highshore School Grafham Grange School Lvs Hassocks Hopewell School Heathlands School Melrose School Lilian Baylis Technology School Hesley Group - Fullerton School Link Secondary School Isp Sittingbourne School Nightingale School Marjorie Mcclure School Keys Child Care - Bracken Lodge Octavia House School Mary Hare School La Retraite Rc School Park Campus Academy Muntham House School Phoenixplace Newlands School Linden Lodge School Oak Lodge School Queensmill School Paddock School Manor Green College Saint Gabriel’S College Paray House School Meadows School St Mary'S Special School And College Phoenix School More House School National Autistic Society - Sybil Tadley Horizon School Pield Heath School Elgar School Thames Christian College Ravensbourne School Oasis Academy South Bank The Elmgreen Hi Resource Base Riverside School Priory Lodge School - London The Elmgreen School Spa School Priory School & Post 16 Centre

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14 - Special25 ALLOCATED SCHOOLS Educational Needs and Disability 1 - Ericka Alleyne 2 - Jacqueline Coker 3 - Evette Niles The Termly Mount Camphill Newsletter Community St Christopher School Purbeck View School Rainbow School For Children Summer Term 2017 St Edwards School With Autism The Park Campus St Martin In The Fields High School St Catherine's School The Cambian Group - Southwick Lawrence House School Park School Treetops School Kingsdale School - mainstream The Moat School Wandle Valley School Tuke School Woodlane High School Turney Primary And Secondary Special School New Worcester College Carew Manor Perseid School E-M A-D N-Z NOT INCLUDING STUDENTS AT COLLEGES

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