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The Children and Families Bill
Parent/Carer Conference
Judith Gainsborough and Hannah Lethbridge
Barnet Educational Psychology Team
12th March 2014
Welcome and Introduction
Children and Families Bill
• Children’s SEN are picked up early and support is routinely put in
place quickly;
• Staff have the knowledge, understanding and skills to provide the
right support for children and young people (CYP) who have SEN
or are disabled;
• Parents should know what they can reasonably expect their local
school, college, LA & local services to provide, without having to
fight for it;
• Aspirations of families for their CYP is raised through an increased
focus on life outcomes;
• For more complex needs, an integrated assessment and a single
Education, Health and Care Plan from birth to 25; and
• Greater control for parents and young people over the services
they and their family use.
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Children and Families Bill - Key Highlights
• Involvement of children, young people and parents at
the heart of legislation, including assessments and
local offers.
• More streamlined assessment process, which
integrates education, health and care services, and
involves CYP and their parents. New 0-25 Education,
Health and Care Plan, replacing Statements and
Learning Difficulty Assessments, which reflects the
child or young person’s aspirations for the future, as
well as current needs.
• New requirement for LA, health and care services to
commission services jointly re meeting the needs of
CYP with SEN & disabilities.
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Children and Families Bill - Key Highlights
• LAs to publish a clear, transparent ‘local offer’ of
services for all CYP with SEN, so parents can
understand what is available.
• New statutory protections for young people aged 16-25
in FE and a stronger focus on preparing for adulthood.
• Offer of a personal budget for families and young
people with a Plan, extending choice and control over
their support.
• SEN duties will apply to Academies and Free Schools.
A range of other institutions, including colleges, NMSS
and independent specialist institutions will also have
SEN duties
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Barnet – working towards implementation
in September 2014
Three new working groups, reporting in to an Education
and Skills Project Board
● Local Offer
● Education, Health and Care Plan and integrated
assessment process
● Personal Budgets
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The Draft SEN Code of Practice (0-25)
Will:• Be statutory guidance
• Be shorter, clearer and more concise
• Cover the new 0- 25 system
• Include FE colleges for the first time
• Include information for Health and Social Care professionals (they
are named explicitly on the face of the Bill)
• Include information on the new provisions in the Children and
Families Bill i.e. EHC Plans, the Local Offer, Joint Commissioning
etc.
• Include information on the new single category which replaces
Early Years/School Action and Early Years/School Action Plus and
is known as ‘SEN Support’
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SEN Support
• Replacing the current categories of School Action and
School Action Plus (and their equivalents in early
years) with a single category – SEN Support.
• Focus on outcomes rather than processes.
• For those who have SEN and who require support
and/or interventions that are ordinarily available in their
settings.
• New SEN Code of Practice to give clear guidance on
identifying children who have SEN and on the
operation of this new single category of SEN.
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The Local Offer
Local Offer:
key principles of emerging good practice from pathfinders
The Local Offer should:
• be co-produced with parents and young people
• fully involve services in its development and review (including
schools and colleges, CCGs, the VCS and local health
organisations)
• be holistic and cover 0-25 education, training, transport, social
care, health and support for employment and independent
living
• make clear how parent, carers & YP can access support and
services,
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Local Offer:
key principles of emerging good practice from pathfinders
The Local Offer should:
● clarify how decisions are made, by whom, and what to
do if things go wrong
● be up to date, written in plain language, and available
in a range of formats and locations
● make clear to parents what provision schools and
colleges will deliver from their delegated funding and
what needs additional funding
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Progress of the LO Workstream
● Draft local offer framework produced;
● Audit of current services and sources continues;
● Template with questions designed and ready to go out
online to services and agencies.
● On-going focus group work by Parent Partnership and
parent/carer reps to plan consultation and engagement
activities with parents/carers;
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Progress of the LO Workstream
● Focus groups and social events for young people to
gather views on Local Offer;
● Engagement with Bobby Panel and Role Model Army;
● Parent/carer conference on CaF Bill planned for
12.13.14 at Hendon Town Hall. SE7 Pathfinder adviser
and parent will be speakers.
● Working group of SENCos have met three times to
finalise the schools’ offer.
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Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs)
and Integrated Assessments
Key Points from C&F Bill
● Services to work together to formulate and agree a straightforward
plan for the child or young person (CYP) from early years to
adulthood (0-25 years)
● Can be initiated by the CYP’s family, school or the CYP
themselves (age 16+)
● Must reflect the family/ CYP’s ambitions for the child/themselves
and be person-centred
● Must be reviewed regularly to reflect the CYP’s changing needs
● Must provide clarity about responsibility for provision and
resources and increase accountability
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Features of Integrated Assessment and EHCPs
● Clear, concise, readable and accessible
● Focussed on outcomes, specific about
provision
● Person centred and based on assessment of
current needs, reflecting the CYP’s and
parents’ aspirations for the future
● Increased participation of CYP and their
parents, who are at the centre of planning
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Features of Integrated Assessment and EHCPs
● Increased accountability by education, health
and care services by clarifying responsibilities
and resourcing
● Swifter process than statementing (20 weeks
rather than 26)
● ‘Forward looking,’ supporting preparation for
key transition points
● Specify other types of support where needed
e.g. to secure paid employment and
independent living
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Barnet’s Draft EHCP
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Section 1:
Section 2:
Section 3:
Section 4:
Section 5:
Section 6:
● Section 7:
● Section 8:
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Personal Details
All About Me
My Plan
Outcomes and Provision
Educational Placement
Resources, Budgets and
Accountability
Review Arrangements and
Responsibilities
Consent and Authorisation
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Progress of EHCP Workstream
● Working group meetings;
● Pathfinder learning and best practice;
● Draft EHCP for use in pilot in Summer term;
● Processes, protocols and handbook;
● Audit of available resources.
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