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Special educational needs and disabilities

We work closely with our colleagues in Newcastle and Gateshead councils to provide services and support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (sometimes known as SEND).

This includes:

  • Commissioning services for children and young people (up to age 25) with special educational needs and disabilities, including those who have Education Health and Care plans (EHCPs). An education, health and care plan is for children and young people aged up to 25 who need more support than is available through special educational needs support.
  • Working with local authorities to contribute to the ‘local offer’ of services available for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
  • Working to ensure that practitioners and clinicians support the education, health and care needs assessment process.
  • Agreeing personal budgets, where they are provided for children and young people with EHCPs (Education, Health and Care Plans).

This work is outlined in the Special education needs and disability (SEND) code of practice.

SEND Review Consultation

Last week the Government published a Green Paper titled ‘SEND review: right support, right place, right time’ which seeks to establish a new national SEND and alternative provision system. This would set nationally consistent standards for identifying and meeting needs at every stage of a child’s journey across education, health, and care.

To read the SEND review and share your views on the new proposals please click the link below:  https://consult.education.gov.uk/send-review-division/send-review-2022/

SEND revisit in Newcastle upon Tyne

Between 11 and 13 May 2021, Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) revisited the area of Newcastle upon Tyne to decide whether sufficient progress has been made in addressing each of the significant weaknesses detailed in the previous inspection report published on 22 June 2018.

We know there is more to do, but we are making real progress in improving services for our families. Things like better Education Health and Care assessments, improved speech and language services and higher take-up of annual health checks for young people with a disability are all making a difference in people’s lives.

We’re still working hard to improve services further, and our thanks go to the children, young people and families whose feedback and ideas are helping us to make the right changes for their needs.

The area has made sufficient progress in addressing three of the four significant weaknesses identified at the initial inspection. This letter outlines our findings from the revisit.

Download / view the letter and main findings here.

UPDATE:

Following our SEND revisit earlier in the year our Accelerated Progress Plan has been approved by the Department for Education, please see related documents. Our plan was produced in partnership with Newcastle’s Parent and Carer Forum and with representatives from the SEND Executive Board.

It sets out the how we intend to tackle the area of weakness identified in the original inspection which was judged insufficient at the revisit and where we need to make rapid progress; Area leaders should establish effective arrangements to identify the impact of the area’s work on improving outcomes for children and young people with SEND.  We will continue to work in partnership with our parent carer forum, CCG and all members of our SEND Executive Board to improve the lived experience of our children and young people with SEND and their families. We will be meeting with The DfE and NHS England throughout the year to review progress made.

Please do not hesitate to contact ngccg.enquiries@nhs.net,  if you would like to discuss this further, or our P/C forum at Contact@NewcastlePCF.co.uk  if you are interested in becoming involved.

Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have sent us the letter following their revisit in May. This will be published on their website on 25th June. The letters shows much progress that Newcastle has made to improve services for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) since the inspection of SEND services in 2018. 

You will see that the inspectors found that Newcastle has made sufficient progress in three out of four areas identified in the original inspection in: strategic leadership, joint commissioning and co-production, but that we need to accelerate progress in identifying the impact of our work in improving outcomes for children and young people with SEND.

Inspectors identified a number of strengths in Newcastle and I want to thank you all for everything that you do on a daily basis to improve the lives of our children and young people with SEND.

The inspectors acknowledged our ambition for children and young people with SEND. That we want them to have a voice; be safe, happy and included; be well cared for; and be ready for the world of work. But we currently do not have a way of measuring progress made towards these goals. This will be a key feature of our improvement plan. Inspectors also noted that attendance for children with SEND is too low and exclusions too high.

Next Steps

Inspectors acknowledge that we have plans in place to address the areas that they have identified, and we have co-produced with our parent/carer forum and all appropriate partners an accelerated progress plan.

Please find below details of the next meeting of the Gateshead SEND Youth Forum which is being held virtually on Thursday December 9th, 6-7pm. This month we are joined by the Council for Disabled Children’s participation team and Education Gateshead service manager Steve Horne, who will answer any questions the young people may have regarding their education

Gateshead Autism Information Hub

The Autism Information Hub is a volunteer-run Gateshead Council service which offers information, advice, support and signposting for anyone affected by autism, which includes parents, carers and family members, autistic individuals, professionals and practitioners.

The Autism Hub operates out of the Elgin Children’s Centre in Deckham, where they hold monthly drop-in sessions for visitors to meet members of the team and discuss any challenges they’re having, receive advice, browse our extensive information files, or chat informally over a coffee and cake. These sessions are attended by autism practitioners from various services.

Hub visitors have access to the Elgin Centre’s excellent sensory room, free of charge – there is exclusive use of the room for the drop-ins but shared use for the support group.

Due to the covid-19 pandemic sessions are currently being ran as online support groups.

Plans are underway to reopen the Autism Information Hub from September 2021. This will start with our usual monthly drop-in on Monday 13th September, and a full list of dates will be available soon.

Find out more about The Autism Information Hub here. For any further enquiries email karen.thirlaway@blueyonder.co.uk.

Newcastle Autism Support Hubs

The North East Autism Society and The Great North Children’s Hospital are working together to offer Autism Support Hubs for parent/carers of children who are pre, during or post diagnosis of autism aged under 7 living in Newcastle. 

They are offering introduction to autism workshops, one to one appointments and drop in sessions.

Introduction to autism workshops

These sessions will cover:

  • worries and action planning
  • what is autism
  • common misconceptions
  • differences in autistic children
  • practical strategies to use in everyday life

These sessions will run from 10am to 12pm and must be pre-booked

The following dates are available:

Nunsmoor Centre, NE4 5AH: Wednesday 1 December

Galafield Centre, NE5 1LZ: Wednesday 10 November, Wednesday 8 December

Byker Sands, NE6 2FF: Wednesday 17 November, Wednesday 15 December

Fawdon Community Building (site of North Fawdon Primary School), NE3 2SN: Monday 22 November

To book please contact Kerrie Highcock on 0191 410 9974 or kerrie.highcock@ne-as.org.uk

One to one appointments

These appointments are for families that have questions or would like to discuss any issues in confidence.
Appointments are available in half hour slots between 9am and 10am and must be pre-booked

The following dates are available:

Nunsmoor Centre, NE4 5AH: Wednesday 1 December

Galafield Centre, NE5 1LZ: Wednesday 10 November, Wednesday 8 December

Byker Sands, NE6 2FF: Wednesday 17 November, Wednesday 15 December

Fawdon Community Building (site of North Fawdon Primary School), NE3 2SN: Monday 22 November

To book please contact Kerrie Highcock on 0191 410 9974 or kerrie.highcock@ne-as.org.uk

Drop in sessions

These sessions will run 1pm-3.30pm and will give parents /
carers the opportunity to explore:

  • a range of resources; including books and equipment
  • access professional knowledge
  • gain information on areas of concern
  • receive peer to peer support

Nunsmoor Centre, NE4 5AH: Wednesday 1 December

Galafield Centre, NE5 1LZ: Wednesday 10 November, Wednesday 8 December

Byker Sands, NE6 2FF: Wednesday 17 November, Wednesday 15 December

Fawdon Community Building (site of North Fawdon Primary School), NE3 2SN: Monday 22 November

To book please contact Kerrie Highcock on 0191 410 9974 or kerrie.highcock@ne-as.org.uk

Parents, carers, professionals and practitioners are welcome to join the The Autism Hub Facebook Group to access further information.

Find out more

‘Local Offer’ websites outline what families of children with special educational needs and disabilities can expect from local agencies:

Newcastle Local Offer

Newcastle Local Offer Website

Gateshead Local Offer

The Gateshead Local Offer website

Growing Healthy 0-19 New app

Please see below a promotional video for the new Growing Healthy 0-19 app

Gateshead Sexual Health Services

Please see below a leaflet to share/ promote awareness of what services are available in Gateshead.

SEND Strategy

SEND Joint Commissioning Strategy 2020-2023Download
SEND StrategyDownload

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