What are the key issues in your DSPL area, and What will you do, and what resources/ funding Summer Term 2019 Review What do you want to achieve? where is the evidence to will you use to achieve this, and by when? (due 30th Sep 2019) support this?

Leadership and Management Is there evidence of Set out what your leadership and management structure Set out how you expect to achieve this, what the It has become increasingly difficult to strong leadership and will look like and how it will relate to other groups, ISL outcomes will look like and how you will use the attend all ENF Clusters as several clash, management services and the SEND Strategy. available funding. Have you planned to involve a have prioritised in diary and will target arrangements, including range of stakeholders? ones that the ‘less successful’ ENF the role of the new SEN Joint DSPL3 manager/SEN Lead (KS) role carried out over applications come to panel from. lead? approx. 4 days per week over five days. KS salary covered by DSPL funding Need to speak to AH about whether he DSPL3 Manager (Kerry KS attends: Review DSPL3 Structure – including sub groups and plans DSPL Managers to attend East ISL Scripps) been in post  Termly ENF Clusters and ENF Panel meeting schedule Managers’ meeting since Autumn 2012 and  Fortnightly primary at risk meetings is very familiar with the  Half termly Area ISL Managers’ Meeting Recruit new parent reps – preferably one from each Need to tighten up protocol around when strengths, weaknesses,  Behaviour County Workstream of the three existing partnership areas DSPL3 Manager/Lead does become opportunities and  AET Review Project involved in ‘tricky’ case meetings threats within DSPL3.  Meets and Greets at all training events Kerry Scripps is also the  All County DSPL meetings Successful model of inviting HT to Primary SEN (Autism) Lead - she  All County DSPL SEN ( Autism) Lead meetings At Risk meetings, will consider how we ties is able to separate the  Termly DSPL Managers’ Meeting this in with MM panels going forward two roles well  Half Termly Primary Behaviour Exec Whilst Tricky case meetings with SEN  Partnership Headteacher meetings (as and when) Manage, Integration Manager and EP have  Annual ENF Conference been useful it is very frustrating that many  Regular meetings with AV Outreach staff to children’s needs are still not being met establish area training needs

 Regular meetings/phone conversations with DSPL3 Autumn 2019 need to focus on recruiting SEN Family Support Team to discuss ‘tricky’ cases parent reps and pupils at risk of P/Ex  Attends Team Around the School meetings with ISL Summer term meeting need to discuss best staff and other professionals meeting schedule going forward, e.g.  Attends meetings for primary aged children at risk working groups for each area… of PEx and secondary if the main presenting need is around autism

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What are the key issues in your DSPL area, What do you want What will you do, and what resources/ funding Summer Term 2019 Review and where is the evidence to support this? to achieve? will you use to achieve this, and by when? (due 30th Sep 2019) Behaviour and Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) Numbers of pupils not accessing full time education A flexible continuum Clarification about the process around how needs are MH training dates set for 2019-20 in an appropriate setting of support is in place identified to determine most appropriate setting in each area to KS carried out STEPS audits: Kingshill, Hunsdon, St Whilst general and SEN transition between settings ensure that children Develop and agree clearer protocols for all settings to Josephs (BS), All Saints, Millfield, St Andrews (MH) is a strength in general, there are specific cases for and young people follow when a child with high SEMH needs moves from the pupils with highest needs that the transition with significant one class to another and one setting to another and Draft of Perm Ex procedures need to be agreed by between settings has not been as good as it should needs affecting their where appropriate ensure that external professionals Primary Behaviour Exec (16.7.19) be behaviour and / or offer the necessary support mental health can Still no specific plan about SENCO conference…. An increasing number of pupils lack sufficient self access their Training for staff and parents (AVO) regulation skills and resilience to be successful entitlement to KS attended MM working group with Ania learners education provision MH Training in partnership with CAMHS (£1500) Vaughan (HT). Working with local HT groups to and their outcomes plan MM panels – these will tie in with current At In some circumstances there is lack of QFT to improve Relationships policy/Conference/Power of a Smile Risk meetings and TAS meetings support our most vulnerable learners KS to continue STEPS self audits with schools, DSPL3 PB Level 2 training dates set – 23rd-25th Oct 2019 In some circumstances there are a lack of quality continue to 75% fund STEPS (£21,000) relationships between staff and pupils Trauma Training – 24/6/19. T,C & I due Oct 2019 Develop clearer protocol around perm ex provision in Over half of our primary schools have received STEPS terms of roles of IO, PBT and school training – what impact is it having? Establish Managed Move panels in accordance with Some primary aged pupils who are perm excluded County MM Protocol for Schools are not receiving timely 6th day provision Protective Behaviours training for staff and parents Some schools using MM/off rolling more than others (£5000)

Increasingly ‘anxiety’ is being used as reason for Resilience training for staff and parents children exhibiting challenging and dangerous behaviours or for non attendance Age related expectations around anxiety – similar to Brooks traffic lights model Increasingly professionals are recognising signs of attachment difficulties in children Attachment and trauma training (£3,500)

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What are the key issues in your DSPL area, and What will you do, and what resources/ funding will you Summer Term 2019 Review What do you want to achieve? where is the evidence to use to achieve this, and by when? (due 30th Sep 2019) support this? Specialist Provision We need data to really A pattern of specialist provision is Continue regular meeting with Integration Officer, EP Still need great clarity/transparency around understand the issues, strategically planned on the basis of and SEN manager to discuss ‘stuck children’ numbers of children waiting for specialist particularly in relation evidence of what is required now and provision, particularly those who do/do not have to children awaiting in the future. This enables the needs Ensure all relevant professionals remind schools of an actual school agreed. 2/3 pri perm ex pupils placement at specialist of more children and young people their responsibilities around starting EHCP process still don’t have school pace for Sep. settings, broken down with complex SEND to be met as early enough, before any situation reaches a crisis by partnership and age close as possible to their home and point. Sally Glossop had been due to attend DSPL local community. Management group meeting on 12/7/19, but has We are unclear on the Continue to request updates about county strategy given her apologies. Will invite her to meeting on county strategy

Is there a possibility of an AV Hub in BS when new schools are built?

How can we ensure the EHCP process is started soon enough for children who do need specialist provision

Targeted SEND Support Services (including Autism) High number of pupils SEND support services are co- Continue to commission AV for Outreach. (£81,900 & Parent Power of Silence and Transition workshops with Autism at risk of ordinated, integrated and effective. £16,000) well received perm ex, poor school They add value through targeted attendance, becoming interventions which lead to sustained Develop a tiered approach for Outreach –see Power of Silence, delivered between February and EHE quality outcomes for children and appendix. May to 13 schools and 106 attendees. young people and build capacity in Concern that local schools and settings. Develop a clear package of training and workshops Preparing for Transition, delivered between May and sometimes too many that responds to local needs: July to 9 schools and 91 attendees. professionals are Power of Silence (Teachers, TAs and parents) producing similar or Power of a Smile (Teachers and TAs) conflicting reports Roles and Responsibilities of TAs (TAs) Tiered approach will be officially rolled out in about children – more Let’s Talk about Inclusion (Teachers) September clarity needed about Let’s Talk about Attachment (Teachers and TAs) which professionals Transitions: Predict, Prepare, Prevent (parents) Setting up regular dates when staff can visit AV 3

need to be involved Meet with Deena on a termly basis Met with Deena: whilst DSPL3 should have received Need to gather from 1.5 FTE C&A SAS, there has been nobody since Jan Deena regarding 19. Meet with Laura who is taking up post in Sep, JC caseload/work carried still on long term sick no cover planned. out by SAS in DSPL3. ENF 99% committed at start of panel. We allocated ISL – school feedback according to need on the assumption additional – what happens to funding was being given to DSPL areas. Not yet been this? informed about how much that was and whether we Is parent feedback can have an Autumn term panel. gathered? ENF Network meetings to be arranged What is the ISL offer? Awaiting outcome of ENF review before establish our Concern that SAS are monitoring of impact not always working with high needs pupils?

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What are the key issues in your DSPL area, and What will you do, and what resources/ funding will What do you want to achieve? Summer Term 2019 Review where is the evidence to support this? you use to achieve this, and by when? (due 30th Sep 2019) Speech, Language and Communication (SLCN) Services We are aware of the link between unidentified A collaborative, integrated Work in partnership with SLT to deliver core DSPL3 Primary ELKLAN Course dates SLCN needs and challenging behaviours service delivery model is in offer training locally (£2400) set: 16th Sep, 14th Oct and 18th Nov place which makes best use Increasing concern about the downward trend of resources. The workforce Continue to roll out WellComm (£2200) DSPL3 EY ELKLAN: Jan – March 2020 of pupils with age related SLC skills in schools, settings and services is confident and Consider most appropriate training for parents WellComm Network meeting set 12th July skilled. The outcomes of then termly children and young people Word Aware project via DSPL3 Outreach with SLC needs are Working in partnership with SALT: improved. Power of Silence training for staff and parents  Promoting Communication via DSPL3 Outreach – rollout to EY settings  Supporting Social Communication for Early Years Commission I Can to run training throughout  ASD effective observation 2019/20 (£12000)

Focus support to settings with pupils in receipt of ENF/EHCP/EY IF for SLCN

Offer 100% funding for ELKLAN (£4800) Early Years SEND Increasing number of children arriving in A consistent high quality Ron – 2 year old test data – what happens to it? KS attended SEN EY Team meeting Nursery in Reception working at very low early years SEND offer is 3.7.19 levels available that supports Develop link with EY SEN Team (VC) and prevention, early EYDC to improve local intelligence Autism training dates set through to Increasing number of children in Reception intervention and inclusion. Summer 2020: 10/10, 26/11, 28/1, 2/3, and Year 1 who are on reduced Parents will feel supported Develop links with One YMCA Family Centres 5/5, 25/6 timetables/receiving fixed term exclusions and confident that their child’s needs can be met Autism training in partnership with ISL (£4000) STEPS training 25/9. Also asked for Increasing concern about the downward trend and local providers will be another date in spring term of pupils with age related SLC skills confident and skilled to Attachment and Nurture training support children with SEND EYIF: allocated to 29 settings – need to Low numbers of EY settings are applying for appropriately, including STEPs training (£1200) consider der how we can measure ENF funding those with complex needs. impact…. 223 allocations cross county EY Inclusion fund – consider how to monitor impact of the funding Focus has to be on transitions…

Transitions

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Post 16 SEND and Preparing for Adulthood

See appendix re mainstream post 16 Young people with SEND will achieve the Is it possible to track between 18 and 25? KS attended PFA workshop on Friendship. data with EHCPS best possible learning outcomes and Awaiting feedback from all the workshops to progression into adult life. They will be Need 16-25 data add to our plan supported to do this through local provision which has been planned and EHCPs – 16-25 Priority is getting right people on to working developed according to their needs and group…. aspirations Supported employment

Connexions

September 2019 – gather info from mainstream secondary schools about destination of Year11 and 13 pupils with EHCP

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Curr School Name Last Cambridge Regional College ( 204A ) Cambridge Regional College ( 228A ) Cambridge Regional College The Knights Templar Academy ( 1A ) Capel Manor College Leventhorpe School ( 220A ) Harlow College Birchwood High School ( 204A ) Harlow College Birchwood High School ( 204A ) Harlow College Birchwood High School ( 204A ) Harlow College ( 303A ) Harlow College Forest Hall School Harlow College Leventhorpe School ( 220A ) Harlow College Leventhorpe School ( 220A ) Harlow College Robert ( 276A ) Harlow College Saffron Walden County High School Harlow College Sir Charles Kao U T C Harlow College St Mary's R C School ( 205 ) Harlow College St Mary's R C School ( 205 ) Harlow College St Mary's R C School ( 205 ) Harlow College St Mary's R C School ( 205 ) Regional College (Broxbourne Campus) Chauncy School ( 303A ) Hertford Regional College (Broxbourne Campus) Chauncy School ( 303A ) Hertford Regional College (Broxbourne Campus) Freman College ( 228A ) Hertford Regional College (Broxbourne Campus) Oaklands College (St Albans Campus) Hertford Regional College (Broxbourne Campus) The Herts & Essex High School ( 201A ) Hertford Regional College (Broxbourne Campus) ( 247A ) Hertford Regional College (Ware Campus) Chauncy School ( 303A ) Hertford Regional College (Ware Campus) Chauncy School ( 303A ) Hertford Regional College (Ware Campus) Chauncy School ( 303A ) Hertford Regional College (Ware Campus) Chauncy School ( 303A ) Hertford Regional College (Ware Campus) Chauncy School ( 303A ) Hertford Regional College (Ware Campus) Chauncy School ( 303A ) Hertford Regional College (Ware Campus) Elective Home Education - EHB&WH Hertford Regional College (Ware Campus) Freman College ( 228A ) Hertford Regional College (Ware Campus) Freman College ( 228A ) Hertford Regional College (Ware Campus) Goffs School ( 341A ) Hertford Regional College (Ware Campus) Out of Education Hertford Regional College (Ware Campus) ( 245A ) Hertford Regional College (Ware Campus) Richard Hale School ( 245A ) Hertford Regional College (Ware Campus) Simon Balle All-through School ( 246A ) Hertford Regional College (Ware Campus) St Mary's R C School ( 205 ) Hertford Regional College (Ware Campus) ( 275A ) Hertford Regional College (Ware Campus) The Herts & Essex High School ( 201A ) Hertford Regional College (Ware Campus) The Sele School ( 247A ) Life Skills Project Roman Fields ( 649 ) Long Road Sixth Form College St Mary's R C School ( 205 ) North College (Stevenage Centre) The Sele School ( 247A )

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Oaklands College (St Albans Campus) Elective Home Education - EHB&WH Oaklands College (St Albans Campus) Forest Hall School Oaklands College (St Albans Campus) Freman College ( 228A ) Oaklands College (St Albans Campus) HAFLS Hertford Regional College (Ware Oaklands College (St Albans Campus) Campus) Oaklands College (St Albans Campus) Simon Balle All-through School ( 246A ) Oaklands College (St Albans Campus) Simon Balle All-through School ( 246A ) Oaklands College (St Albans Campus) The Sele School ( 247A ) Oaklands College (St Albans Campus) The Sele School ( 247A ) Oaklands College (WGC Campus) Leventhorpe School ( 220A ) Rivers Education Support Centre ( Oaklands College (WGC Campus) )

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