The Local Offer a Comprehensive Guide to Services for Families with Children and Young People Aged 0 – 25 Years with Special Educational Needs And/Or Disabilities
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CONSULTATION DRAFT - FEBRUARY 2014 The Local Offer A comprehensive guide to services for families with children and young people aged 0 – 25 years with special educational needs and/or disabilities. 2 Enfield’s Local Offer – Consultation Draft – February 2014 Enfield’s Local Offer – Consultation Draft – February 2014 3 Who is this booklet for? This booklet is for parent/carers and all those who support children and young people with special educational needs and/or a disability (SEND). ❚ Details of Enfield’s Local Offer – what services you can expect to receive ❚ Information ❚ Guidance ❚ Signposting to services and support This booklet has been produced in partnership with colleagues from health, social care, education, and the voluntary sector, but most importantly, it has been produced in partnership with parents/ carers. We recognise that the journey through education, health and social care is not always easy to understand, especially if you have a child or young person with SEN and/or a disability. This booklet is a practical guide that provides you with relevant advice and information to enable you and your child/young person to find the right support you need to make the right decisions and to plan for the future. The following contacts can provide you with advice and guidance. General Information Specialist Information Informed Families, Enfield’s Information Service Joint Service for Disabled Children Calls free from all landlines Tel: 020 8363 4047 Freephone 0800 694 1066 SEN Services Phone lines are open Monday - Friday Tel: 020 8379 3207 Email: [email protected] 8.45am - 12.00pm and 1.00pm - 4.15pm Adult Social Care Wednesdays only 1.00pm – 4.15pm Tel: 020 8379 1001 Email [email protected] Email: [email protected] Enfield Community Services Tel: 020 8702 3000 We would welcome any comments or feedback that you have about this booklet. This will help us to ensure that we are providing the help and support that our families want. 4 Enfield’s Local Offer – Consultation Draft – February 2014 Enfield’s Local Offer – Consultation Draft – February 2014 1 Contents PAGE Welcome and Introduction 2 Enfield’s Local Offer – An Overview 3 Looking After Yourself 5 An Overview of SEN and Disability Services in Enfield 6 - 9 The Early Years – getting it right from the start – babies and children aged 0 – 5 years 10 - 22 The School Years – children & young people aged 5 – 16 years 23 - 45 Preparing for Adulthood – young people aged 14 years – 25 years 46 - 52 Other Services and Support 53 - 56 Co-production and Partnerships 57 - 60 Concerns and Disagreements 61 Directory 62 - 64 Glossary 65 - 66 2 Enfield’s Local Offer – Consultation Draft – February 2014 Welcome and Introduction We are delighted to present to you Enfield’s Local Offer for families of children with special educational needs and/or a disability (SEND). The Children & Families Bill introduces the biggest changes to the Special Educational Needs (SEN) system for 30 years. These changes include: ❚ From 2014 replacing SEN statements and Learning Difficulty Assessments (for 16 to 25 year olds) with a simpler system and a single plan for 0 – 25 year olds, known as an Education, Health and Care Plan. ❚ A new Code of Practice. ❚ Giving parents or young people with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP)/Statements the right to a personal budget for their support ❚ Local Authorities have a duty to publish a local offer detailing the support available to disabled children and young people and those with SEN, and their families. Many families with disabled children will not require any extra help because they will be sufficiently supported using “universal services”. However, for those families who do need some extra support this Local Offer provides a single place where they can find about what services are available across Education, Health and Social Care and how to access them. The new legislation calls for parents and children to be at the heart of everything we do, including developing and reviewing the Local Offer. It has been a pleasure working with our parents, children and young people to ensure that we have a Local Offer that is easy to understand, factual and jargon free. We could not have done it without them. Parents, children and young people will also be involved in the on-going review. As well as parents, our partners have included Health, Social Care, Education and the Voluntary Sector. The Government has strengthened the commitment to partnership working placing a duty on our health colleagues to secure the health services that are specified in the EHCP. We hope you find the document provides clear and simple information about the services you can expect to receive if your child has SEN and/or a disability. Enfield’s Local Offer – Consultation Draft – February 2014 3 Enfield’s Local Offer The following section sets out what services and support you and your child/young person can expect to receive if you live in the London Borough of Enfield. The document is split into the following age ranges. 0 – 5 years: The Early Years. 5 – 16 years: The School Years. 16 – 25 years: Moving On and Preparing for Adulthood. Category Explanation Universal Services Many families with children and young people with SEN and/or disabilities will not require any extra help because they will be sufficiently supported using universal services. Universal services are available to all families in the Borough. Targeted Services Some families with children with SEN and/or disabilities may require additional support as well as universal services. This is known as targeted services. Professionals, supported by parents/carers, will gather more information about your child’s health, education and social care needs and will complete an Early Help Form, this will identify your child or young person’s additional needs. Specialist Services A small proportion of children with SEN and/or disabilities will require specialist services. These children and young people are likely to require an Education Health & Care Plan (EHCP), or Single Plan. The EHCP replaces the Statement of Educational Need, and provides a holistic view of children and young people’s education, health and social care needs from 0 – 25 years (if required). The EHCP should be drawn up by parents, children and young people and professionals and be reviewed at least annually. 4 Enfield’s Local Offer – Consultation Draft – February 2014 Enfield’s Local Offer – Consultation Draft – February 2014 5 Looking After Yourself Having a child with additional needs can be exhilarating, exhausting, fun, time-taking, sleep depriving, full of laughter or tears and of course, rewarding. What is important is that you do not ‘lose sight of yourself’. It is important to recognise how your child impacts on family relationships. Do you get enough time and support for yourself and your partner, time with your other children? You can gain help and encouragement from your partner, your own relatives and friends or other professional support services. There are many services and professionals that will be able to help and support you and your family. Their details and a brief description of all available services are included in our Local Offer. 6 Enfield’s Local Offer – Consultation Draft – February 2014 An Overview of SEN and Disability Services in Enfield The following diagrams map out the services/provision available in Enfield for children and young people, aged 0 – 25, whether universal, targeted or specialist. Access to these services will be dependent on your child’s needs. More detailed information is available throughout this booklet. Enfield’s Local Offer – Consultation Draft – February 2014 7 The Early Years 0 – 5 years EARLY YEARS SERVICES Children’s Centres Private, Voluntary & Independent Nurseries EARLY INTERVENTION There are a number of “early interventions” that support children who are finding it difficult to adjust to life at school. For example, Tiger Teams in Schools which support the development of motor co-ordination and Making a Positive Start for Autism (MAPS). EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE 15 hours free nursery education for 2 year olds for low income families and those children with disabilities. 15 hours free nursery education for all 3 & 4 year olds SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS & PRIVATE, VOLUNTARY & INDEPENDENT PROVIDERS (PVI) Training is provided to these settings by the Local Authority to support inclusion All Early Years settings have a SENCo The Foundation Stage Support Team supports children with SEND in their nursery year LOCAL AUTHORITY & SOCIAL CARE Joint Service for Disabled Children including Cheviots Children’s Disability Service and the Early Intervention Support Service SEN Services Behaviour Support Service Educational Psychology Service (EPS) Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) HEALTH Health visitors can provide general information and support and refer to specialist teams including: Occupational Therapy Physiotherapy Speech & Language Therapy Or to specialist clinics including the Child Development Team or Social Communication Clinic. VOLUNTARY SECTOR & PARENT FORUMS There are a number of voluntary sector organisations that are able to provide support to you and your family. Here are just a few. Enfield Children & Young Persons’ Services Enfield Parents & Children including Enfield Parent Partnership Service Enfield Disability Action Our Voice National Autistic Society (Enfield Branch) Parent 2 Parent 8 Enfield’s Local Offer – Consultation Draft – February 2014 The School Years 5 – 16 years MAINSTREAM SCHOOLS All schools provide information which details what they offer to support children and young people with SEN & Disabilities. All schools must have a Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO). Some schools call this their Inclusion Manager. ADDITIONALLY RESOURCED PROVISION Resource Bases within mainstream schools. Children may be referred to one of these bases for more specialist support whilst they remain in a mainstream setting. SPECIAL SCHOOL OUTREACH Special School staff work with mainstream colleagues to provide specialist advice and training to support the progress of young people with SEND.