Overview of SEND Casework Team and Assessment Trends

 
Durham SEND Casework Team
 
Theme 1 – New Assessments – Nursery to Yr10
Clive Horton  
clive.horton@durham.gov.uk
 
Theme 2 – Annual Reviews – Nursery to Yr10
Teri Corsan-Bland  
teri.cbland@durham.gov.uk
 
Theme 3 – Post-16 Yr11 plus Assessments and Reviews
Sam Black  
samantha.Black@durham.gov.uk
 
Current Pressures within the SEND Casework Team
Overview of funding banding in mainstream schools
Improving Communication with Parents/Carers
Strengthening the decision making process
 
New Assessment Requests
 
Profile of assessments remains
consistently the same
 
Spike in March – Impact of
guidance date
 
Total number of requests
increasing
2018 -19
 
  583
2019-20
 
  544
2020-21
 
  582
2021-22
 
  855
2022-23
 
1114-Estimate
 
Requests
KS1(inc R)
 
around 24%
KS2
 
around 46%
KS3
 
around 23%
KS4
 
around   7%
 
34 new assessments in
November 2022
 
Band D1/D2
Band D1 - £9,000       Band D2 - £11,000
Band C1/C2
Band C1 - £5,000        Band C2 - £7,000
Band A – Special Educational Provision from Core and Notional Budgets
Schools are expected to
 
provide ‘additional to and different from’ provision to meet
identified SEND needs up to the value of £6,000 notional funding for each pupil.
Band B1/2
Band B1 - £1,000         Band B2 - £3,000
 
New Funding Process -  All New EHCP and SEN Support Top-Up Funding from September 2022
 
Increased Support
 
Frequent Support
 
Frequent and
Intensive Support
Quality First Teaching
Short Note SEN
SEN Support Plan
Statutory Assessment
Education, Health
and Care Needs
EHCP
 
Teachers catering for the
individual needs of all
children whom they have a
responsibility
 
Recognising the first signs of
concerns that a child is not
making expected progress/a
record of how best to support
 
A formal plan outlining how
children can be supported
with expected outcomes
 
The process to determine the
education, health and social
care needs of a child an how
they can best be supported
 
A legal document provided by
the Local Authority that outlines
the education, health and care
needs of a child, how they can be
supported, by whom
 
All Children
 
Children
most in
need
 
The Graduated Approach to Learning
Meeting all children's needs
Statutory duty to
meet the special
educational needs of
ALL children on roll
Independent Special
Schools
Maintained/Academy
Special School
Enhanced Learning
Provision
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mainstream
School
 
 
 
 
 
Gathering of further evidence
to determine how best to
support needs of a
child/young person
SEND
Panel
Possible discussions with professionals and parents to
confirm needs and how they can best be met
Final EHCP
completed/issued
Wk 0
Wk 6
Wk 16
Wk 20
Placement Commissioning
Request
received
Letter to
parents
Panel
Outcome
Letter to
parents
MAM?
School/
Parents
 
Present Process – Communication with Parents – Key Points in Process
 
Decision Making
Presently the decision is made by the
Caseworker and Caseworker Manager
Yes to an EHCP and Yes to Special
School
 
Currently a Multi-Agency Meeting (MAM) might form part of the decision making process
Make up of the MAM has become limited to Parent/School/Caseworker
Caseworker
Allocated
Contact
with parent
made
Wk0
Request
Received
Wk6
Wk16
Wk20
Caseworker
provides
feedback on
outcome of
request
End of
Assessment
Decision
Panel
 
School/Parent
Focused
meeting
Caseworker
provides
feedback on
outcome of
request
Gathering of further evidence to determine
how best to support needs of a child/young
person
SEND
Panel
 
Proposed Process – Improving Communication with Parents – Strengthening Decision Making
EHCP Yes/No
Special School Yes/No
Funding Band
Placement Commissioning
Local Authority Preference
1-Mainstream
2-Mainstream with
    additional support – ELP
3-Maintained/Academy
    Special School
4-Independent Special
 
Where possible we would
like a child’s needs to be
met in 
their nearest 
school
to enable their continued
links to 
their community
 
Questions   Comments    Thoughts
?
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The Durham SEND Casework Team comprises dedicated individuals focusing on assessments and reviews for children from nursery to Year 11 and beyond. The team faces pressures related to funding banding and improving communication with parents. They oversee a significant increase in assessment requests, with a profile of assessments showing consistency yet growth. New funding processes, along with a graduated approach to learning, aim to meet children's individual needs effectively.


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  1. Durham SEND Casework Team Theme 1 New Assessments Nursery to Yr10 Clive Horton clive.horton@durham.gov.uk Theme 2 Annual Reviews Nursery to Yr10 Teri Corsan-Bland teri.cbland@durham.gov.uk Theme 3 Post-16 Yr11 plus Assessments and Reviews Sam Black samantha.Black@durham.gov.uk

  2. Current Pressures within the SEND Casework Team Overview of funding banding in mainstream schools Improving Communication with Parents/Carers Strengthening the decision making process

  3. New Assessment Requests Profile of assessments remains consistently the same Requests for New Assessment 2018-19 to 2022-23 (Nov 22 to Aug 23 Estimate) 300 Spike in March Impact of guidance date 250 250 Total number of requests increasing 2018 -19 583 2019-20 544 2020-21 582 2021-22 855 2022-23 1114-Estimate 194 200 164 144 150 117 112 111 103 96 92 100 88 86 85 Requests KS1(inc R) around 24% KS2 around 46% KS3 around 23% KS4 around 7% 81 80 69 68 67 66 63 63 62 62 62 61 58 53 52 52 51 49 47 46 45 45 44 42 42 43 43 42 50 40 39 35 32 33 32 32 32 31 30 26 26 22 17 14 13 9 7 7 0 Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug 34 new assessments in November 2022 18-19 19-20 20-21 21-22 22-23

  4. New Funding Process - All New EHCP and SEN Support Top-Up Funding from September 2022 Band A Special Educational Provision from Core and Notional Budgets Schools are expected toprovide additional to and different from provision to meet identified SEND needs up to the value of 6,000 notional funding for each pupil. Band B1/2 Increased Support Band B1 - 1,000 Band B2 - 3,000 Band C1/C2 Frequent Support Band C1 - 5,000 Band C2 - 7,000 Band D1/D2 Frequent and Intensive Support Band D1 - 9,000 Band D2 - 11,000

  5. The Graduated Approach to Learning Meeting all children's needs Independent Special Schools A legal document provided by the Local Authority that outlines the education, health and care needs of a child, how they can be supported, by whom Children most in need Education, Health and Care Needs EHCP Maintained/Academy Special School Enhanced Learning Provision The process to determine the education, health and social care needs of a child an how they can best be supported Statutory Assessment Mainstream School A formal plan outlining how children can be supported with expected outcomes SEN Support Plan Recognising the first signs of concerns that a child is not making expected progress/a record of how best to support Short Note SEN Statutory duty to meet the special educational needs of ALL children on roll Teachers catering for the individual needs of all children whom they have a responsibility Quality First Teaching All Children

  6. Present Process Communication with Parents Key Points in Process Gathering of further evidence to determine how best to support needs of a child/young person SEND Panel Wk 0 Wk 6 Wk 16 Wk 20 Placement Commissioning MAM? School/ Parents Final EHCP completed/issued Request received Letter to parents Panel Outcome Letter to parents Possible discussions with professionals and parents to confirm needs and how they can best be met Decision Making Presently the decision is made by the Caseworker and Caseworker Manager Yes to an EHCP and Yes to Special School Currently a Multi-Agency Meeting (MAM) might form part of the decision making process Make up of the MAM has become limited to Parent/School/Caseworker

  7. Proposed Process Improving Communication with Parents Strengthening Decision Making Wk0 Request Received Gathering of further evidence to determine how best to support needs of a child/young person Wk6 Wk16 Wk20 SEND Panel Placement Commissioning Local Authority Preference 1-Mainstream 2-Mainstream with additional support ELP 3-Maintained/Academy Special School 4-Independent Special Caseworker provides feedback on outcome of request End of Assessment Decision Panel Caseworker Allocated Contact with parent made Caseworker provides feedback on outcome of request School/Parent Focused meeting Where possible we would like a child s needs to be met in their nearest school to enable their continued links to their community EHCP Yes/No Special School Yes/No Funding Band

  8. Questions Comments Thoughts ?

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