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The Engagement and Participation Team Special Educational Needs and Disabilities SEND WWW.SOMERSET.GOV.UK A handy guide for practitioners If you work with children and young people who have a Special Educational Need and or a Disability, whether you work within education, health, social care or the voluntary sector, we are available to offer support on the following: • The Special Educational Needs and Disability reforms - what’s changed? • Engagement and Participation with children and young people with SEND • Effective communication • Transitions - what good looks like • Raising aspirations We can also deliver bespoke workshops if you need something more specific. We are also able to: • Attend your meetings • Present at events • Review literature to enhance readability • Offer support for consultations If you would like to get in touch, please contact Jemma on (01823) 359868 or 07469 413359 [email protected] E n g a g e m e n t & P a r t i c i p a t i o n T e a m S p e c i a l E d u c a t i o n a l N e e d s & D i s a b i l i t i e s
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The Engagement and Participation TeamSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities SEND
WWW.SOMERSET.GOV.UK
A handy guide for practitioners
If you work with children and young people who have a Special Educational Need and or a Disability, whether you work within education, health, social care or the voluntary sector, we are available to offer support on the following:
• TheSpecialEducationalNeedsand Disabilityreforms-what’schanged?
• EngagementandParticipationwith childrenandyoungpeoplewithSEND
• Effectivecommunication
• Transitions-whatgoodlookslike
• Raisingaspirations
Wecanalsodeliverbespokeworkshopsifyouneedsomethingmorespecific.
Wearealsoableto:
• Attendyourmeetings
• Presentatevents
• Reviewliteraturetoenhancereadability
• Offersupportforconsultations
If you would like to get in touch,please contact Jemma on
(01823) 359868 or 07469 413359
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Are you engaging and participating effectively with children and young people?
1.Doyouhaveastrategytoengagechildren andyoungpeopleinyourdaytodaybusiness?
2.Doyouhavearangeoffeedbackmethods thatareaccessibletochildrenandyoung peoplewitharangeofabilities?
3.Doyouevidencethatyouarelisteningtothe feedbackfromchildrenandyoungpeople?
4.Canyougiveanexampleofhowchildren,young peopleandtheirfamiliesareinvolvedindecision makingwithinyourservice?
If the answer is no to any of these questions, then we can support you.
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Involving children, young people and their families is at the heart of the SEND reforms
Inautumn2014changesweremadetothewaywesupportchildrenandyoungpeoplewithspecialeducationalneedsanddisabilities.Thesechangeshaveanofficialname-theSpecial Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)reforms.TheywereintroducedaspartoftheChildrenandFamiliesAct.
ThereformsrequireustodeveloplinkswithchildrenandyoungpeoplewithSEND and theirfamiliesinSomersettomakesuretheyarefullyinvolvedinplanninganddecisionmaking.
Toembedthesechanges,SomersetCountyCouncilnowhasanEngagementandParticipationTeam.
Theteamhaveco-producedastrategy,whichoutlineshowtheywillengagewithchildrenandyoungpeopleandtheirfamiliesinSomerset.
Thestrategycanbefoundhere:
Https:\\bit.ly/SomersetSEND
The team have a county-wide SEND children and young people’s forum in Somerset called The Unstoppables: Theymeetregularlyandareavailableforconsultations.
Our aspiration is to ensure that children and young people with SEND and their families are represented and have their voices heard.
