Our work as Strategic Reform Partner for SEN and Disability to the Department for Education (DfE)

www.councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/strategicreformpartner

All about The Council for Disabled Children (CDC)

We are the umbrella body for the disabled children’s sector

We have a membership of 150 organisations

We host a variety of networks

We also hold a number of contracts with government, including this Strategic Reform Partner contract

Summary of our work

CDC’s work focuses on three key areas:Expertise • Providing channel to and from government for provision

of expert views and advice on key elements of the SEN and disability reforms and related issues

Information exchange• Our Countdown to Change programme, including the

tailored promotion of resources and messages for a range of audiences who will be impacted on by the reforms

Support• Supporting the disabled children's sector to develop

new and sustainable approaches to adapt to these changes, including our Innovation and Sustainability Programme.

Expertise

Our priority areas under this section include:• The SEN clauses on the Children and Families Bill• The SEN Code of Practice and regulations

Our role includes:• Channelling feedback from our members and networks

into government• Promoting existing evidence on the reforms• Identifying and sourcing evidence where needed

Information Exchange

Digital

Publications

Face-to-face

Primary activity: to provide consistency we will work with partners to develop a joint set of clear and distinct messages about essential elements of the reform for everyone to use

Three key strengths

1. Basing information on needs of …..stakeholders

2. Matching channel to audience

3. Our reach and engagement

Three delivery areas

Countdown to Change programme

• Utilising existing events• Timed to tie in with key points in …reform process• Underpinned by digital offer

Three key approaches to events

Information exchange

Our priority areas under this section include:• Mapping the work of other DfE funded

organisations www.councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/sendsupport

• Supporting them to share activity and learning including working jointly on planned resources and events

• Developing sets of key messages about the reforms our stakeholders can sign up to and promote

Visit www.councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/childrenandfamiliesbill for our latest Countdown to Change products

Information Exchange

We are building on the expertise of our members, partners and networks to deliver our Countdown to Change programme

Support

Our priority areas under this section include:

• Development of an offer with delivery partners and other DfE funded organisations to local areas on supporting the development of local reform pathways

• Delivery of our Innovation and Sustainability programme with a particular focus on new commissioning arrangements

• Further development of young people’s advisory group EPIC

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