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Issue 10 Autumn 2019

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SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITY INFORMATION FOR PROFESSIONALS,

PARENTS/CARERS, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, AND VOLUNTEERS

Welcome to the Autumn 2019

edition of the SEND Newsletter.

The aim of this newsletter is to

keep you up to date with

information about special

educational needs and disability,

especially what’s going on in our

local area.

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This edition contains information on the following:

- P2 SEND Preparing for Adulthood Guide

- P3 SENCO Research – Lego Therapy

- P4 Co-Production Update

- P5 TYLER

- P6 Updates to EHC plan template

- P7-8 Restorative Justice Awareness Week 18-22 November 2019

- P9 Local SEND News in Brief

- P10 National SEND News in Brief

- P11 Local contact information

East Riding Local Offer – http://www.eastridinglocaloffer.org.uk/

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SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITY INFORMATION FOR PROFESSIONALS, PARENTS/CARERS, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, AND VOLUNTEERS

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SEND Preparing for Adulthood Guide

East Riding of Yorkshire Council have recently published the ‘SEND

Preparing for Adulthood (PfA) Guide: 14 -25 year olds’.

The Guide has been co-produced by practitioners across Children’s, Adults,

Health services and schools, as well as young people from TYLER (The

Young Leaders of the East Riding) and parent carers, both from the East

Yorkshire Parent Carer Forum (EYPCF) and also others who are not

members of the Parent Carer Forum.

The Guide has been produced to provide information about the Preparing for

Adulthood agenda, also known as PfA. The guide is for parent carers of

young people, and all those who work with and for young people aged 14 -

25 years with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) across

local authorities, health services, schools, colleges, training providers,

voluntary sector organisations and other support services.

The Guide aims to support parent carers and practitioners to support young people with SEND to move into

adulthood with choice and control over their lives and have good life outcomes. This guide is primarily for

those with, or who support young people with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan, although the

principles of Preparing for Adulthood are also beneficial for young people at SEN Support. Please bear in

mind that the services included in this guide may only be available to those young people with an EHC Plan.

For ease, the Guide has been broken up into the four PfA outcome areas:

• Education and Employment - this pathway explores different education, training and employment options

• Independent Living - this pathway looks at accommodation and living arrangements along with available

support

• Friends, Relationships and Community Involvement - this pathway identifies opportunities for participating in

and contributing to the local community as well as how to stay safe

• Good Health - this pathway supports being as healthy as possible in adult life.

The Guide includes a ‘Who’s Who’ guide to services available, as well as a ‘Preparing for Adulthood

Timeline’ which breaks down what parent carers should expect to happen and when, if they have a young

person with an EHC Plan. Furthermore, the Guide also includes a comprehensive Glossary of Terms. Each

of these features within the Guide are available as separate documents.

A hard copy of the Guide will be sent to parent carers of young people who live in East Riding, who have an

Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan and are in school Year 9 and upwards (up to age 25 years). We are

hoping to mail the guides out over early November.

The Guide is available as a hard copy document and will also soon be accessible electronically via the Local

Offer.

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SENCO Research – Lego Therapy



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Co-Production Update

We are pleased to inform parent carers that a piece of work which has been

undertaken by the forum co-productively with the LA and Health partners, is being

accepted by CONTACT as an example of "Good Practice" to potentially be used

in their Annual Report.

"Parent carers had fed back to the forum that there was little or no health input

into Education Health and Care Plans, or that health information was incorrectly

being added to the education section of the Plan. The forum raised this issue at

the monthly strategic SEND feedback meeting and were listened to. The forum

worked in partnership with the Designated Clinical Officer to produce a template

health questionnaire for parents and carers that forms part of the assessment of

EHCP process, which was accepted by commissioners. Parent carers now

complete the questionnaires and the information used, such as the names of

involved practitioners, acts as a checklist to ensure that health practitioners are

involved in providing health reports which contribute to the EHCP. The DCO now

liaises with the SEN team to inform the plan writers which practitioners they need

to ask for contributions or assessments, which avoids health needs being

overlooked. The outcome of the collaborative effort between the forum, DCO,

health, education and the commissioner, is that children and young people have

their health needs addressed appropriately in their EHCP."

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Updates to EHCP Templates


Updates have recently been made to the following EHC Plan template documents:

• Appendix D: Template for professional reports

• Appendix F: Template for parent carer contribution

• Appendix G: Template for Education, Health and Care Plan

• Appendix H: Template for annual review

The updates are intended to add greater clarity about what information should be considered, and toensure that there are opportunities within the templates to document information in relation to the fourPreparing for Adulthood (PfA) outcomes as referred to in the Special Educational Needs and Disability(SEND) Code of Practice: 0-25 years (2015).

The four PfA outcomes and examples of what the outcomes may cover are as follows:

Education and Employment:

This should include the child/young person’s aspiration for the future. What can be achieved to move theseforward? Could they complete volunteering or work experience in this area?

Friends, Relationships and Community Inclusion:

Does the child/young person access any community activities? Are they socially isolated? Discussion aroundwhat they could access in the community – what universal and targeted services are on the Local Offer?

Health:

Would the child/young person’s hopes be affected by any health issues? Is there anything that could affecttheir employment ambitions that can be started to progress now?

Independent Living:

Where would the child/young person like to live in the future? What support do they need to do to achievetheir aspirations? Could anything be done to support this? E.g. attending cooking lessons, booking their owndoctor’s appointments, etc.

These updates have been made in accordance with the SEND Code of Practice (2015) and the statutoryrequirement that local authorities must ensure that the EHC plan review at Year 9, and every reviewthereafter, includes a focus on preparing for adulthood. The SEND Code of Practice (2015) also states that itcan be helpful for EHC plan reviews before Year 9 to have this focus too. Planning must be centred aroundthe individual and explore the child or young person’s aspirations and abilities, what they want to be able todo when they leave post-16 education or training and the support they need to achieve their ambition.

The updated template documents are available to access on the Local Offer website:http://eastridinglocaloffer.org.uk/education/send-elearning-and-guidance/

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Restorative Justice Week – 5 Themes

Monday 18 November 2019

What is Restorative Justice?

Repairing relationships and harm caused by conflict betweenparties, making things right through communication

Tuesday 19 November 2019

Think Restoratively

-Do you feel inclusive?

-Do you feel respected?

-Is everyone being heard?

-Do you ever repair harm caused?

-Or restore relationships?

-How do you communicate?

-Are you accountable for your actions?

-How do you gain engagement?

-Do you work WITH people?

Wednesday20 November 2019Restorative Language


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Restorative Justice Week – 5 Themes (Contd)

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Thursday 21 November 2019Restorative Relationships

Friday 22 November 2019Restorative ReflectionHow can you and your colleagues be more restorative?- Improve relationships- Think about how we communicate and listen to each other- Share ideas and good practice- Problem solve together- Challenge each other in a respectful way, you determine your culture


Restorative Justice Awareness Week 18 to 22 November 2019Restorative Justice is the process of bringing together victims of crime and offenders to discuss the impact of the crime, try to repair the harm caused and find a positive way forward. But although it is primarily linked with offenders and victims, restorative justice can be transferable to any type of conflict or problem.The council’s Youth Offending Service is supporting international Restorative Justice Awareness Week by spreading awareness about restorative justice and practices.Restorative approaches can be utilised with anyone we come into contact with – it is an inclusive approach ensuring everyone has a voice and feels heard.

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Local News In Brief


Educational Psychology Service

"We have written a paper which clarifies our role in supporting children and young people with special

educational needs and/or disability. It considers the contribution we make towards supporting children and

young people at SEN support, our role within the education, health and care needs assessment process,

and our contribution towards annual reviews and interim reviews.

The paper clarifies the different types of assessments and assessment approaches we use, and describes

how we work to ensure delivery of the best possible professional service.to help support children, young

people and their families.

A copy of this paper will be on the local offer soon (Educational Psychology Service webpage)

Preparing for Adulthood – Update

Staff update:

Emma Norsworthy has taken up her temporary post to replace Sam Munby as Preparing for Adulthood

Commissioning and Quality Monitoring Officer, following Sam going on maternity leave.

PFA Guide

The electronic version of the PfA Guide has now been distributed. From Year 9 upwards, parents with

children that have an EHCP will be sent physical copies of the guide. Additional copies are on order.

Copies of the Guides will also be sent to secondary schools, special schools and a within each library

customer service centre.

SEN Team

The SEN team are arranging to meet with young people from T.Y.L.E.R to explore how young people should

be involved in their EHCP.

T.Y.L.E.R

An amazing achievement for T.Y.L.E.R after receiving an award from ERVAS (East Riding Voluntary Action

Service). The group was acknowledged in recognition of their hard work and volunteering efforts in terms of

shaping the Independent Life Skills Course, making appearances at the youth festival and the careers event.

Supported Internships

There are now six Supported Internship students placed with Beverley Grammar School, Brandesburton

Primary School, County Hall, The Hexagon Music Centre, Haltemprice Leisure Centre and Sewerby

Gardens.

Lisa Ryan, the Supported Internship Coordinator has attended events at Bridlington Spa and Tickton Grange

to continue promoting the Supported Internship Program. The next event will be at The Hilton Hotel in Hull to

promote awareness, after which Lisa is hopeful to make visits to potential providers.



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National News In Brief

Pupils with special educational needs and disabilities

Source: National Audit Office

Date: 11 September 2019

The National Audit Office (NAO) has published a report assessing how well pupils with special educational

needs and disabilities (SEND) in England are being supported. The report looks at: the system for supporting

pupils with SEND and the outcomes it is achieving; funding, spending and financial sustainability; and the quality

of support and experiences of pupils and parents. Findings include: the number of pupils identified as having the

greatest needs has risen since 2014; the Department for Education (DfE) does not know the impact of the

support provided for pupils with SEND; and the DfE provided £9.4 billion in 2018-19 specifically to support pupils

with SEND - this represented 24.0% of the ‘dedicated schools grant’ allocated to local authorities for schools.

Read the press release: Support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities in England

Read the report: Support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities in England (PDF)


Children with disabilities podcast

Source: The Ann Craft Trust

Date: 10 September 2019

The Ann Craft Trust has published a podcast on safeguarding children and young people with disabilities. Sarah

Goff, the safeguarding young people lead at the Ann Craft Trust, points out that we must pay attention to young

people’s voices, views and experience when shaping safeguarding policies.

Listen to the podcast: Safeguarding disabled children and young people – safeguarding matters

Special educational needs and disabilities

Source: UK Parliament Date: 23 October 2019

The House of Commons Education Committee has published a report on children and young people with

special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) following an 18-month inquiry into Government reforms

aimed at placing children and young people at the heart of the SEND system. Recommendations include: a

more rigorous inspection framework for local authorities, with a greater focus on SEND in school inspections; a

direct line for parents and schools to appeal directly to the Department for Education where local authorities

appear not to be complying with the law; powers for the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman to

investigate complaints about schools; and the development of more employment and training opportunities for

post-16 young people.

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Read the news story: Government’s special educational needs reforms failing young people and parents, say

MPs

Read the report: Special educational needs and disabilities: first report of session 2019–2020 (PDF)

http://email.nspcc.org.uk/c/15QnLUtteCZID2HehjMxAXatVn

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LOCAL CONTACT INFORMATIONChildren’s SEN Team

Telephone: (01482) 394000


Children’s Commissioning and Quality Monitoring Team

Telephone: (01482) 392254


0-25 SEND Team

Telephone: (01482) 394000


Family Information Services Hub (FISH)

Free, impartial service for children, young people, parents/carers and the people who support them:

Telephone: (01482) 396469

www.fish.eastriding.gov.uk

SEND Information, Advice and Support (SENDIASS)

SENDIASS offers impartial, confidential information, advice and support for parents and carers of children

and young people (aged 0-25) with special educational needs or disabilities and those who support them;

Telephone: (01482) 396469


EastYorkshire Parent/Carer Forum (EYPCF)

East Yorkshire Parent Carer Forum (EYPCF) works with the East Riding Council and health partners to

help improve services for parents and carers of children and young people with special educational needs

and disabilities. They consult with parents and carers all across the East Riding about what works well

and any issues they may have.

Tel: (01262) 678283,

Mobile: 07813676941 ,

Email : [email protected]

KIDS 16-25 SEND Information, Advice and Support Service

A young people’s information, advice, support and advocacy service.

The information and support enables young people to participate in decisions about their future and is

impartial, confidential and accessible.

Telephone: (01482) 467540 (Office)


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