Dudley SEND Improvement Programme - July 2020

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Improving the lives of children with special educational needs and disabilities in the Dudley borough

Keeping stakeholders, parents and carers informed about Dudley’s
SEND Improvement Programme

July 2020 

Welcome to our latest SEND Improvement Programme bulletin. We have launched the SEND Vision and Improvement Roadmap which clearly sets out what we need to do to improve our SEND offer. Despite the pandemic, we can demonstrate progress against the Written Statement of Action (WSoA) and we  have exciting news about our SEND network developments which will see an improved SENCo and stakeholder network offer. 

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The Dudley SEND improvement partnership have launched their roadmap for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

Following on from the OfSTED/CQC joint inspection in May 2019, work continues at pace to deliver our commitments set down in the Written Statement of Action (WSoA) that was accepted by OfSTED in December 2019.

The SEND Improvement Programme has been refocussing on the function of the SENCo network by co-producing a new approach to improve communication between the LA and schools.

Dudley's Parent Carer Forum is running their annual survey to find out how the SEND system is working in Dudley and what your personal experiences are. Now is your time to provide your thoughts, share your experiences and have your say.

We are pleased to announce that six further permanent Case Officer roles have been appointed during June. We are hopeful they will start with the team during the autumn term.

Since UK schools closed to manage the COVID-19 pandemic, one big question has dominated educational conversations: How are we going to support all these young people back to school?

The draft plan aims to help those children and young people who are at risk of exclusion to access the education that is appropriate to their needs, in a timely and well-planned way, avoiding permanent exclusion wherever possible.

We’re keen to hear your views on the Dudley Autism Strategy and your experiences of autism to help inform our priorities and future planning.