Enhancing Support for Children with SEND through Valuing SEND Approach
Currently involved in change initiatives to enhance outcomes for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) by implementing the Valuing SEND approach. This approach aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of children's needs, support their development, and facilitate collaboration among professionals, families, and settings. Valuing SEND tool aids in assessing and addressing needs effectively, ensuring that children receive the necessary support to thrive academically and personally. The tool, presented in an Excel format, offers insights into areas where additional support is required, encouraging proactive planning and intervention throughout the child's educational journey.
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Task groups Task Group 1 Development of the inclusion pages on the local offer Ali O'Neill and RichardDresser- Local Offer and Development Lead Task Group 2 Graduated Approach and developing ordinarily available provision KateBrowning- National Leader of SEND and external consultant Click to edit Master title style Task Group 3 Annual Review Paperwork and systems Simon Ramsden SENDStrategic Lead Task Group 4 EHC Application and systems JudithNash - SENDand Inclusion Improvement Partner KelseyClarkDavies/ JudithNash - Head of Service Inclusion and Educational Safeguarding Decision Making Groups Decision to Assess (Panel) Task group 5 Provision Mapping JudithNash / KateBrowning- NationalLead forSEND
High needs review and workstreams Summary We are currently working on two change opportunities to improveoutcomesforchildren and young people with SEND. You might have heard about these already. Click to edit Master title style InclusionAdvice & Support (IA&S) ValuingSEND Increased understanding of the range of needs, settings readiness and home confidence to meet them across Kirklees through use of the Valuing SEND approach and tool Supporting settings to assess and meet the needs of children and young people by providing information, advice and guidance and co- ordinating access to multi- agency services
Valuing SEND (VSEND) Key messages Why are we doing this? We are introducing VSEND to support settings, professionals and families have a single, rounded Click to edit Master title style within and beyond their education setting. picture of children and young people s needs and the support they need to prosper and succeed What is Valuing SEND? Valuing SENDtool is a simple tool which helps professionals and families to reflect on the child s needs, and the ability to meet these within the school and home. It provides a series ofprompts and questions to understand CYPs needs across each of the five domains. Once the tool is completed (it s an Excel document), it provides a clear diagram to demonstrate where needs are being met and where additional support could be provided.
Valuing SEND (VSEND) What does it look like? VSEND is an excel tool You answer a series of questions across 5 domains You apply an overall rating forthe CYP The tool automatically generates a radar diagram like this one This identifies and highlights gaps between: The needs ofthe CYP The setting readiness Home confidence This supports provision planning The tool can be used throughout the CYPs educational journey Click to edit Master title style
Valuing SEND (VSEND) What s happened so far? The ambition is that eventually the tool will be used acrossall settingsin Kirklees forconsistency This will take time though and the exact timeline is to be confirmed Click to edit Master title style Weekly huddles for reflection, adviceand guidance Toolsnow being completed by the BBest hub Initialtraining with the majorityofthe BBesthub IA&S staff ableto respond to queries Further roll out across Kirklees settings exact timelinesTBC TrainingmaterialsandValuingSENDguidanceavailable On-goinganalysisof completedValuingSEND tools
