Purpose

Staffordshire County Council has worked with
their partners to develop a Strategy for Special Provision that
ensures equality of access to education which meets the individual
needs of our children and young people in their local community to
give them the best start in life and a chance to achieve their
potential. It has been informed by the conclusions drawn from a
detailed gap analysis of current need and existing provision and
the views and ideas of representatives from Health, Social Care,
educational settings including Pupil Referral Units, The Virtual
School, and parents and carers. The Strategy comprises two major
components, the creation of additional provision in Staffordshire
special schools based on a detailed analysis of need and a
pre-statutory Staffordshire Enhanced District Inclusion Support
Model (SEDIS) to provide mainstream educational settings with the
resources and support to deliver the graduated response.