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Annual SEND surveys 2026

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SEND families and young people are invited to help shape SEND services in Gloucestershire in the Annual SEND Surveys.
Banner with two images; one of a Parent Carer and child in a wheelchair and one of two yiung peple smiling with the text 'Annual SEND Surveys 2026 - helping shape services for children and young people with SEND survey for Parent Carers and a survey for young people aged 16-25 with the SILAP logo

The surveys opened on Monday, 5 October 2026 and will close on Friday, 4 December 2026. They were also promoted in October’s edition of the SEND Families in Partnership newsletter  Launch of latest Annual SEND Surveys 2026 | Gloucestershire County Council.

Parent Carers of children and young people (aged 0-25) with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) are being encouraged to share their experiences and help improve support for families across Gloucestershire. Following feedback from last year, this year there is also a separate survey for young people and adults with SEND aged 16 to 25 so they can share their experiences directly. 

Run by Gloucestershire’s SEND and Inclusion Local Area Partnership, which includes Gloucestershire County Council, local NHS partners and the voluntary and community sector, the surveys give families an opportunity to say what is working well, what could be better and what matters most to them.

Feedback from families is used to help shape support and services across education, health, care and early help. Importantly, what families tell us is helping to make a difference.

 

How findings are used: ‘you said, we did’ new reports for 2026

Valuable insights and feedback, including from last year’s Annual SEND Survey 2025, are helping us to understand what and how we can do better.

Survey findings are analysed and reported through the annual 'you said, we did' Local Offer reports. The two 2026 reports were published on 10 September and featured in the September SEND Families in Partnership newsletter: 

•Report for parent carers on the Have Your Say pages on the Local Offer 

• Report for young people on the Future Me website 

 

Hearing from ALL communities

Last year, 679 Parent Carers responded. Most respondents were from White British communities and had school-aged children aged 5 to 16. This year, we particularly want to hear from: 

• SEND families and young people from all communities across Gloucestershire.

• Young people with SEND aged 16 to 25 and their families. 

• Families with children with SEND in Early Years.

 

Survey links

Parent Carers in SEND families can have their say now by completing the Gloucestershire Parent Carer SEND Survey

Young people (aged 16-25) with SEND can have their say now by completing the Gloucestershire Young Person with SEND Survey

Every response can help us improve support for children, young people and their families. Thank you for helping us gather a fuller picture of SEND experiences across the 0 to 25 age range and all communities in Gloucestershire.

How you as members can help

Email/letter signature text

Are you (and your team) able to add the following to any letters/emails over the next nine weeks:

“The Annual SEND Surveys 2026 are now live. SEND Families can have their say: Gloucestershire Parent Carer SEND Survey AND Gloucestershire Young Person with SEND Survey. We are grateful for all participation, as sharing views does help us improve services.

Please subscribe to the monthly SEND Families in Partnership newsletter to get the latest developments in Gloucestershire’s Local Offer – Support for Families with SEND.

Please help us reach more families and young people, and:

• Share the surveys widely in your communities with SEND families, young people with SEND and organisations.

• Offer practical support to complete them, for example during a meeting, appointment, drop-in session or coffee morning. 

 

• Tell us what promotional materials or other support you need.

We can provide:

  1. Digital* copies of posters and postcards.
  2. Website banners (two types – one for both surveys and one for the young person survey).
  3. Social media images (two types – one for both surveys and one for the young person survey).
  4. Bulletin text for use in newsletters, on websites and social media.
  5. QR codes (two types – one for the Parent Carer survey and one for the young person survey )and one for the Parent Carer survey).
  6. Email or letter signature text.
  7. Slides (for display and team awareness)

*Hard copies

If you would like digital files of the surveys to print or *hard copies of posters and postcards, please let us know. Please email localoffer@gloucestershire.gov.uk to tell us how you can help and what you need from us. 

Thank you for helping us to gather a fuller picture of SEND experiences across the 0 to 25 age range and all communities in Gloucestershire.

 

For more information on how Parent Carers can have their say, please visit Gloucestershire’s Local Offer website for Parent Carers, Support for Families with SEND  in the ‘Have your Say’ pages.

Any queries, do please email localoffer@gloucestershire.gov.uk.