Training

The SEND LGA Peer review told us:

A whole system and role specific SEND training plan for children and young people and adult services and schools would assist staff to gain an improved awareness of what is expected of them and SEND team functions.

The peer team found that there are key roles such as SENCO’s and other staff who would benefit from role specific  training and ongoing support to improve their knowledge and understanding of SEND systems and how to maximise their effectiveness. There was also evidence of a general lack of awareness of SEND across a range of CYP and adult services.

What we have done already:

We have reviewed SENCO clusters and designed them according to the needs of SENCOs and joint working with the county council.

GHC have introduced SEND basic awareness e-learning for their colleagues to complete.

What’s next

A system wide workforce plan will be developed as part of the Improvement Plan, for schools and the wider children’s and young adult workforce. It will include training as outlined in the Council for Disabled Children’s training matrix.

We will work with colleagues in Adult Services to consider how this is understood and shared across their services to create a joined-up offer.