SEND related policies and strategies
SEND related policies and strategies
Click on the drop down menus below to find out more information on the individual policies and strategies.
- SEND Code of Practice
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Guidance on the special educational needs and disability (SEND) system for children and young people aged 0 to 25, from 1 September 2014.
- Local Area SEND Strategy
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Please find attached our SEND strategy for 2023-2028.
SEND Strategy 2023-2028
I am delighted to introduce our new Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Strategy for our local area across Newcastle upon Tyne.
We have worked together with children and young people with SEND, parents and carers and all of our partners to produce our new Strategy.
Our new SEND Strategy sets out our shared ambition that we have in Newcastle which is:
‘to create an inclusive city that ensures that children and young people with SEND get the right support at the right time and go on to live their best lives’.
This strategy has been co-produced, which means that we have worked with parents/ carers, children and young people so we focus on the things that matter to them. It is important to us all that we ‘get it right together’ and we are all committed to working together to ensure our children and young people receive support at the right time. The strategy was developed following a series of consultation events including focus groups and workshops held in Spring 2023.
The strategy sets out our plans, for the next 5 years, to improve services and the experiences of children and young people and their families as they journey through the SEND system. It is underpinned by strong governance arrangements including workstreams which will develop the detailed plans to implement our strategy.
When we are successful our children and young people will tell us that they feel safe, happy and included, ready for their next steps, healthy and well cared for, and heard in decisions.
I really hope that you find it clear and easy to understand. If you are a parent or a carer for a children with SEND and you are interested in working with us to improve lived experiences please get in touch.
There are several ways to do this either:email: ncleparentcarerforum@gmail.com
web page: https://www.newcastlepcf.co.uk/
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Newcastle-Parent-Carer-Forum-114089263752713
twitter: https://twitter.com/NewcastlePcf?t=UHNpybY9Vir14qVuDyUJ1A&s=09
The tag is @NewcastlePcf
For more information about SEND services in Newcastle please visit our Local Offer Website: www.newcastle.gov.uk/localoffer
Cath McEvoy-Carr, Co-Chair of SEND Executive Board and Director of Children, Education and Skills.
Please click on the link to take a look at our changes to the strategy following consultation: Changes made to the SEND Strategy following Consultation
- SEND Strategy updates
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Six month progress report on implementing Newcastle's SEND Strategy
- SEND Misconceptions and Mythbusters
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SEND law and how SEND services work is very complex and is often misunderstood by both parents/carers of SEND children, and people who work for public bodies.
Our parent/carer forum have gathered a number of common perceptions about how services are run. They are listed here with the Council/ICB’s response.
SENDIASS have also published information about the EHC process which you can view here: SEND MYTHS.pdf (newcastlesendiass.co.uk)
We are committed to getting the right information out about services and please continue to raise any issues with us so that we can address any service issues or misconceptions about the services available.
You can email us: localoffer@newcastle.gov.uk
- SEND Executive Board and Workstreams Terms of Reference
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Newcastle Local Area Partnership SEND and Inclusion Governance Arrangements Terms of Reference
- SEND Executive Board Briefings
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Newcastle Local Area SEND Executive Board Meeting notes are available to download.
For more information contact Ann Banks, SEND Service Improvement Lead.
Newcastle Local Area SEND Executive Board Notes - July 2024
Newcastle Local Area SEND Executive Board Notes - May 2024
Newcastle Local Area SEND Executive Board Notes - March 2024
Newcastle Local Area SEND Executive Board Notes - January 2024
Newcastle Local Area SEND Executive Board Notes - November 2023
Newcastle Local Area SEND Executive Board Notes - September 2023
Newcastle Local Area SEND Executive Board Notes - July 2023
Newcastle Local Area SEND Executive Board Notes - May 2023
Newcastle Local Area SEND Executive Board Notes - March 2023
Newcastle Local Area SEND Executive Board Notes - February 2023
Newcastle Local Area SEND Executive Board Notes - November 2022
Newcastle Local Area SEND Executive Board Notes - September 2022
Newcastle Local Area SEND Executive Board Notes - July 2022
Newcastle Local Area SEND Executive Board Notes - May 2022
Newcastle Local Area SEND Executive Board Notes - March 2022
Newcastle Local Area SEND Executive Board Notes - January 2022
Newcastle Local Area SEND Executive Board Notes - October 2021
Newcastle Local Area SEND Executive Board notes - July 2021
Newcastle Local Area SEND Executive Board notes - March 2021
Newcastle Local Area SEND Executive Board notes - January 2021
Newcastle Local Area SEND Executive Board notes - November 2020
Newcastle Local Area SEND Executive Board notes - September 2020
Newcastle Local Area SEND Executive Board notes - June 2020
Newcastle Local Area SEND Executive Board notes - April 2020
Newcastle Local Area SEND Executive Board notes - August 2019
Newcastle Local Area SEND Executive Board written statement of action update - October 2019
- SEND Strategic Plan 3-year Capital Fund Plan
- SEND Joint Commissioning Strategy
- Getting it Right Together
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SEND Leaders in Newcastle really like this Getting It Right Together - QA Framework V5 - 0623.docx as they want to:
- make sure children and young people benefit from consistent high-quality person-centred support which meets their needs and is easily understood by everyone, through SEND Support or Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs)
- make sure we do things right for all our children and young people with SEND and their parent/carers
- make sure we all understand what good looks like and improve the experiences of children and young people with SEND and their parents and carers
- improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND.
- Snapshot of Newcastle SEND Profile January 2023
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.Click here to read Newcastle's SEND Profile and Indicators
- SEND Local Area joint inspection by Ofsted and CQC
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Letter from the inspection in May 2021: Ofsted inspection letter.
Ofsted has published easy-read versions of the two consultation outcome reports A new approach to area SEND inspections: What people said and what we are doing
- National SEND and Alternative Provision Improvement Plan 2023
- Newcastle Accelerated Progress Plan
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The Accelerated Progress Plan (APP) was produced following Newcastle's SEND inspection revisit in May 2021, it was approved by the DfE and NHS England on 20 August 2021. DfE and NHS England have returned to assess our progress in implementing the plan in February and October 2022 and in April 2023.
Our original APP, the progress reports submitted to DfE and the feedback letters we have received back are attached below:
Newcastle Accelerated Progress Plan approved by DfE September 2021.
APP progress document submitted to DfE February 2022.
DfE six monthly progress review letter February 2022.
APP progress document submitted to DfE October 2022.
DfE 12 monthly progress review letter October 2022.
APP progress document submitted to DfE April 2023
DfE 18 month progress review letter May 2023
Newcastle SEND Accelerated Progress Plan (APP) Review Meeting March 2024
- Newcastle SEND Outcomes Framework
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Click here to read the Key Performance Indicators for the Newcastle SEND Outcomes Framework
SEND Outcomes Framework and data dashboard
Click here to read our Guidance document for asking questions about outcomes at Annual Reviews
Click the video below to watch a demonstration on how to support the activities for measuring outcomes.
- SEND Information and Advice Support Service - Annual Reviews
- Government approved independent education providers
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Section 41 Institutions are a list of independent education providers compiled by the Secretary of State. The education providers can only be included on this list with their consent so may not include all independent providers.
The list of approved institutions attached has been shared with local authorities and will be updated termly, in accordance with the Section 41: Secretary of State approval processes which can be found on GOV.UK.
Under the Children and Families Act specific duties apply to institutions on the approved list:
institutions on the approved list must “have regard” to the SEN (Special Educational Needs) Code of Practice; institutions on the approved list have a reciprocal duty to co-operate with the local authority on arrangements for children and young people with SEN.
Full list of Section 41 Institutions
- local authorities’ published local offer must refer to the institutions on the approved list
- specific duties and rights relating to admissions, in line with maintained schools, Academies, FE (Further Education) colleges and non-maintained special schools:
- a child or young person has a right to request that an institution on the approved list is named in their EHC (Education, Health and Care) Plan
- if the institution is named in an EHC Plan, the local authority is under a qualified duty to secure a place
- if the institution is named in an EHC Plan, the institution must admit the pupil or young person.
- Newcastle Personal Budgets Policy
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Details of Newcastle's Personal Budgets Policy for Children and Young People
Check out our Microsoft Sway that explains how our budgets policy works: Microsoft Sway – Newcastle City Council: Personal Budgets Policy for Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
- Education, Health and Care Plan: Resolving disputes, mediation, appeals and tribunals
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Guidance on: Education, Health and Care Plan: Resolving disputes, mediation, appeals and tribunals
The Department for Education has also produced a useful Guide for young people on how to resolve disagreements
- Newcastle's Local Offer Development Plan
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Click here to read more about our work on increasing awareness of our SEND Local Offer
- Newcastle EOTAS policy
- Newcastle City Council: High Needs Final Report: IMPOWER April 2024
