Priority Areas
1. To coordinate a regional response to the changing SEND and AP landscape.
By establishing effective and sustainable regional co-ordination, through a Regional Coordinator role who will coordinate and oversee the successful implementation of this action plan. This priority covers regional support work across the 15 LA’s, sharing systems and services for both good practice and coordination of information and opportunities, including coordinating the South West Regional Network conferences and meetings. The priority also covers the multi-agency groups working (e.g., NHS, social care, schools and CYP and their families). The regional coordinator will ensure that all partners and networks are working together effectively to support CYP and their families.
2. To improve the use of data and technology within the region by establishing a South West data set and analysis framework across health, social care, and education.
This will ensure that we know ourselves and are using data effectively to improve outcomes. This will build on the data already available through each LA or agency, the SW Sufficiency Project and will involve working with performance leads.
3. To share best practice and improve outcomes and efficiency.
This will improve partnerships and sector lead improvement which will improve outcomes for children and young people and their families in the South West.
4. To take an active collaborative role in implementing the SEND and AP Improvement Plan and to support Regional Expert Pathfinding (REP) work across the region.
This will improve the experiences of CYP and ensure the strategic direction of the region is aligned with, and informs, national strategy.
5. To support and motivate a strong SEND workforce.
This will involve induction, recruitment, and retention strategies, CPD and qualifications at both leadership and frontline level, career pathways and specific specialism shortages. It will build on the existing work already in progress through the SW Network in conjunction with Staff College.
6. To work together to explore how regional approaches can promote and support inclusion. This will include the school-based stages of the SEND COP, AP, specialist placements and sufficiency projects across the SW region.
This will include discussion of Inclusion, the graduated response, Alternative Learning Provision and will involve an analysis of current demand for specialist placements. A collaborative system led approach to funding and securing placements will form part of this priority area.
7. To promote strong systems for learning.
This will involve robust regional systems for self-evaluation, peer support, peer reviews, working groups, task and finish groups and preparation for SEND and AP inspection
Regional Outcomes
Regional Outcomes – what we plan to achieve for our children, young people and families…
A. To improve the consistency and quality of arrangements for children and families with SEND and in AP across the region.
B. To understand which local areas best support our children and young people and to encourage sharing of this good practice.
C. To improve the outcomes and experiences for our children and young people with SEND and their families.
D. To ensure that children and young people and their families are receiving consistently good support and high-quality information across the region.
E. To ensure that support for CYP with SEND and their families keeps pace with the planned national SEND and AP improvements
