The Partnership Group

Medway SEND Pathfinder

Special Educational Needs & Disability

MEDWAY CHOSEN TO TRIAL ASSESSMENT & PLANNING REFORMS

Organisations representing education, health and social care across Medway are working in partnership with parents to develop innovations in the way that services are provided for children with special needs and disabilities.

The Government outlined its proposals for change in a Green Paper on special educational needs in 2011 & chose Pathfinders to trial new ways of working.

Medway has been chosen to work with 6 other south east areas (SE7) to be a Pathfinder to inform planned reforms to the way that disabled young people, those with learning difficulties and other special educational needs are assessed & provided with support.

We are designing the new processes which we aim to trial with some volunteer families from Summer term, 2012. We will be trying to find out if these new ways of working are better for families and young people and also what may need to change to enable most families to engage with the new processes.

Our findings aim to make a difference to families in Medway but will also inform Government thinking and may be reflected in future legislation.

 

02/04/12 Medway SEND Pathfinder Event 15-Mar-12 - presentation by Gayna Simmonds

Presentation by Gayna Simmonds of Medway Parents and Carers Forum

02/04/12 Medway SEND Pathfinder Event 15-Mar-12 - presentation by Jane Marriott

Presentation by Jane Marriott, Service Manager for Psychology and Inclusion and SEND Pathfinder Project Lead

02/04/12 Medway SEND Pathfinder Event 15-Mar-12 - presentation by Helen Wheatley

Presentation by Helen Wheatley, Assistant Director, Council for Disabled Children

02/04/12 Medway SEND Pathfinder Event 15-Mar-12

Presentation by Christine Humphrey, Safeguarding Children Advisor, Department of Health

02/04/12 Medway SEND Pathfinder Event 15-Mar-12

Presentation by Andre Imich, SEN and Disability Adviser, Department for Education

02/04/12 Medway SEND Pathfinder Event 15-Mar-12 - evaluation, press release and news clipping

Medway SEND Pathfinder Event 15-Mar-12, evaluation, press release and news clipping

08/03/12 Medway SEND Pathfinder Newsletter Issue 2
01/03/12 Pathfinder Easy Read Guide
21/02/12 Medway SEND Pathfinder Event - Thursday 15 March

Medway education, health and social care agencies are working in partnership with parents to develop innovations in the way that services are provided for children with special / complex needs and...

10/02/12 Medway SEND Pathfinder newsletter
17/01/12 Medway Parents and Carers Forum

A forum for parents and carers of children and young people with disabilities.

17/01/12 SE7 SEND Pathfinder

A partnership of 7 south east authorities trialling assessment & planning reforms - special educational needs & disability

17/01/12 Council for Disabled Children

National voluntary organisation that represents "the voice of the disabled children's sector" - campaigns, research etc.

Want to know more?

See links to: Medway SEND Pathfinder News 1 (January 2012) and other websites: Medway Parents & Carers;  SE7 Pathfinder; Council for Disabled Children (these contain a wealth of information on the Government Green Paper, the establishment of Pathfinders and involvement of parents and carers).

Note: the Medway SEND Pathfinder page on this Children's Trust website is under development.