Did you know, Paediatric Sensory Integration Trauma Occupation Therapy strategies can be funded and provided through a school special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) budget, Pupil Premium Plus or education, health and care plan (EHCP) funding?
Year: 2022
New NICE quality standards
This is a big jump forwards to give parents support in meetings and funding requests where evidence is needed to support need. There is reference on a number of occasions to children who have experienced adverse childhood experiences and trauma.
Children and Families Act 2014: A failure of implementation
The report makes a number of recommendations on how the Government can “realise its ambitions initially set out in the Act across adoption, family justice and employment rights.”
In My Own Words by Lillybelle, age 11
“I’ve written a book, just to explain how it feels to be adopted. I would say it’s about my life about how I felt during adoption.”
Spotlight on: Individual Health Care Plans
ERIC the Bowel and Bladder Charity tell us that some children struggle with a bladder condition. Through Co-production ERIC has produced a template Individual Health Plan.
‘Space’ Youth Services – SEND
If a Devon young person has additional needs, a learning difficulty or a visible or hidden disability, Space understand that they may thrive in a setting that provides more support.
Changes for Ofsted inspection for SEND
Responding to parent feedback changes to Ofsted’s inspection principles, newly published inspection framework is to be rolled out in early 2023 for inspecting local area arrangements for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
Important new Ofsted update on alternative provision
In Ofsted’s new framework, released on Tuesday 29 November 2022, it states that alternative provision will continue and will be monitored.