Purpose

Strategy detailing Buckinghamshire’s
ambition surrounding Special Educational Needs & Disabilities
and Inclusion for children/young people and families across the
Local Area partnership. This paper seeks approval to go out to
consultation on the content of the strategy.

Content

The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and
Inclusion Strategy 20252030 was the key document underpinning the
improvement and transformation of the support and services provided
for children and young people with SEND and their families in
Buckinghamshire.  It set out the
collective ambitions across Education, Health and Care to improve
the experiences and outcomes of children and young people. It had
been developed by key stakeholders including parent/carer
representatives, partners and children and young people who had
collaborated on its content.
 
The strategy aimed to achieve whole system change,
recognising interdependencies between services. It placed greater
focus on earlier intervention whilst also ensuring the needs of
children and young people with high support needs were met. The
shared ambition was for every child and young person with SEND to
receive an inclusive education, have access to meaningful
opportunities within the community and have a smooth transition
into adulthood.
 
The strategy was part of the SEND workstream of the
Children’s Services Transformation Programme, Phase 2. It sat
alongside the delivery of the SEND Strategic Plan, and the redesign
of the Council’s SEND Service. As such its development was
monitored via the Children’s Transformation Board, Service
Improvement Board and the multi-agency SEND Partnership
Board.
 
RESOLVED –
 
That
the draft Strategy and consultation document to progress to public
consultation be APPROVED.