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Special Educational Needs and
Disability Pathfinder
The approach in Gateshead
March 2012
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Why Gateshead: what do we want to change?
Where do we want to be?
How are we planning to get there?
Where are we at?
Next key actions
Why Gateshead: what do we want to change?
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Individual Budget pilot for families with Disabled children....but small
numbers and limited budgets
Reducing out of borough placements....but continuing demand from
parents for the best services possible
Generally good working relationships with schools...but some
frustration about some aspects of provision especially Additionally
Resourced Mainstream Schools
Developing a commissioning approach....but lack of clarity on roles
and responsibilities
Good partnership working....but issues around integration of
education, social care and health, transitions
Where do we want to be?
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A child centred system
A more transparent and family friendly system
A system which delivers better outcomes
An approach which brings more choice
An approach which is value for money and is affordable
A single care Plan – education, health and social care to 25
A more streamlined approach to assessments – how far can we go to
align all assessments?
More integrated budgets – pooled or aligned
How are we planning to get there?
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Build on the work of the individual budget’s pilot
Use our experience of engaging and working with families recruitment
Engage the Jewish community
Person centred planning approach – Skills for People
Involvement of parents at every stage
Refreshing all materials and the language used (Local Offer)
Test the system navigator role - Children North East
Where are we at?
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Project Board established, accountable to Gateshead
Children's Trust (broad representation)
Engagement of parents through parent and carer
Forum (Parents in Power)
VCS commissioned
Work-streams
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Planning and assessment
Finance and resource allocation
Communication and engagement
Local offer
Planning and Assessment
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Identifying current range of assessments and
timeframes
Developing a co-ordinated assessment process
Developing the single plan documentation
Identifying families and control group
Recruiting families
Finance and Resource Allocation Work Group
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Revising the resource allocation model (linked to Adult
Services model?)
Exploring an education RAS (possible banding model)
Developing individual school transport budgets
Looking at opportunities to include health in potential resource
allocation panels
Planned Kaizen event.
Communication and Engagement
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Stakeholder analysis completed and a communication
strategy produced
Branding developed, consulted upon and agreed
Events planned including launch event at the Baltic on
28th March
The Local Offer
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Looking at information currently available
Reviewing the current education statutory information
Looking at what other LA information should be produced
Clarifying the scope of additional information (e.g. from
schools)
Looking to produce information in a clear way
Produced in a format that enables easy updating
To be discussed at launch event.
Next Key Actions
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Prepare for the conference event
RAS work
Recruitment and engagement of more families
Producing the single plan