Local Area SEND Improvement Work
Local Area SEND Improvement Work
In Buckinghamshire we are ambitious to continuously improve the support we provide to children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and their families.
Local area SEND strategy
The SEND and Inclusion Strategy reflects our high aspirations, setting out our key priorities and the steps we are taking to achieve our goals. Critically, the strategy is delivered through organisations working collaboratively and efficiently towards a set of shared goals.
Local area Self Evaluation Framework (SEF) 0 to 25
Buckinghamshire’s SEF provides an overview of the work that is being delivered across the Local Area including key areas of strength and areas of development. It is broken down into 4 main themes:
- Strategic development and partnership
- Identification of children and young people with SEND
- Assessments and meeting the needs of children and young people with SEND
- Improving outcomes for children and young people with SEND
Local Area Self Evaluation Framework 0- 25
Local area SEND inspection
How Ofsted work with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to find out how well young people’s special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are being met in the area where they live.
Shout Out for SEND (SOfS)
Shout Out for SEND is Buckinghamshire Council’s youth voice programme for children and young people with SEND. Shout Out for SEND organises a variety of activities for youth participation, including:
- monthly meetings with young people volunteering as Shout Out for SEND Reps
- school workshops
- youth Interview Panels
- ‘Shout Out for SEND: Get Active!’ - local forum sessions to hear directly from a wide range of young people with SEND
- public speaking and training opportunities at local and national meetings and events
Find out more: Shout Out for SEND - Get involved! - Youth Voice Bucks