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DRAFT The

Bromley

Local

Offer for children and young people (from birth to

25 years) with Special Educational Needs and

Disabilities

October 2013

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Contents Page

Section 1: About The Bromley Local Offer 3 Introduction 4

What is The Bromley Local Offer 4

Where can I find The Bromley Local Offer? 5

Purpose and support available 5

Our Principles for The Bromley Local Offer 6

Section 2: The voice of parents and carers, and young people 7 The Voice of Parents and Carers 8

The Voice of Young People 8

Section 3: The Bromley Local Offer 9 The Specialist Pre-School Local Offer 10

The Education Local Offer (Targeted and Specialist Support) 11

Education, Health and Care plans 12

The Health Local Offer 13

The Social Care Local Offer 14

The Childcare Local Offer 15

The Preparing for Adulthood (14-25) Local Offer – the four pathways 16

The Voluntary and Community Sector Local Offer 18

Comments and feedback on The Bromley Local Offer 19

Please note:

It is important to note that The Bromley Local Offer is still in

development and the content and presentation is likely to

change as:

we receive further clarification and guidance from the

Government as the Children and Families Bill progresses

through the Houses of Parliament

the Pathfinder programme continues to develop in

partnership with parents and carers, and disabled children

and young people

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Section 1:

About

The Bromley

Local Offer



Introduction The support system for disabled children and young people and

those with Special Educational Needs is changing.

These changes will happen because of the Children and Families Bill, which is

currently working its way through the Houses of Parliament. The Bill is

expected to come into effect in September 2014, once it has received Royal

Assent and becomes an Act of Parliament.

Here in Bromley, we have been part of the Governments ‘Pathfinder Project’

which means we have been testing how these changes will work.

The Bill requires us to tell everyone involved in the care and support of disabled

children and young people, those with Special Educational Needs, and their

families about what help is available in the Borough. This is called our ‘Local

Offer’, or ‘The Bromley Local Offer’.

Further information about the Children and Families Bill can be found at:

http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2012-13/childrenandfamilies.html.

The Children and Families Bill says that every local council in

England must write down what help there is in their area for

children and young people with Special Educational Needs or

who have a disability. This is for everyone to read, and is called

the Local Offer.

The Bromley Local Offer includes information on the services and support that

the we expect to be available locally for children and young people, and also

includes the support available outside of the area for children and young

people for whom we are responsible.

The Bromley Local Offer covers:

Education services, including those used by children and young people from

Bromley who are studying somewhere else

Social care services, including Short Breaks

Health services

The arrangements for children and young people to receive travel support

to Early Years settings, school and colleges

Preparing for Adulthood, for those young people aged 14-25

Sources of information, advice and support for families

What is The Bromley Local Offer



We are currently working on The Bromley Local Offer. We

thought the best place to find this information all in one place

would be on the Bromley MyLife website.

We are currently enhancing the website by incorporating services for children

and young people with Special Educational Needs and disability and their

families. The Bromley Local Offer will be available at; however, please be

patient as we have previously said, The Bromley Local Offer is still being

developed and agreed:

http://bromley.mylifeportal.co.uk/lbb-local-offer.aspx.

We is working with Bromley Parent Voice and young people to make it as easy

as possible for you to find what you are looking for and to make sure our

information is accurate, family friendly and up to date.

We must publish The Bromley Local Offer by 23 December 2013.

Until then, we will be working with all partners to get all the information on to

the Bromley MyLife website.

Where can I find The Bromley Local Offer? Purpose and support available The purpose of The Bromley Local Offer is to allow parents and

young people to see more what services are available locally

and how to access them.

We have divided services into three categories. These categories aim to explain

services and support available and the “offer” and priorities for those with the

greatest needs.

Universal Services

These are services that any child, with or without a disability, can access

Targeted Services

These are services commissioned or provided by us to provide early

intervention and support for disabled children, young people and their

families

Specialist Services

These are services and support provided to disabled children, young people

and their families with the highest level of need



In partnership with Bromley Parent Voice we have agreed three

Principles for The Bromley Local Offer.

The Bromley Local Offer should be:

accessible:

up to date information which is easily accessible to parents and carers, and

young people that is clear, concise and trustworthy, and which provides

clarity and confidence

engaging:

parents and carers, and young people will be involved in developing and

reviewing The Bromley Local Offer

comprehensive:

information will cover services and support available in Education, Health

and Social Care that provides support to parents and carers, disabled

children and young people and those with Special Educational Needs. It will

also include a clear explanation of thresholds for accessing specialist services

and support

Our Principles for The Bromley Local Offer



Section 2:

The voice of

parents and

carers, and

young people



Bromley Parent Voice is a forum that aims to be a voice to

inform service providers of the needs of children and young

people with a disability or additional need and their families in

the London Borough of Bromley.

The Forum believes that by working co-operatively with local service providers

parents can contribute to improvements in the services delivered for children

and young people with a disability or additional need.

Parent and carers can get involved at different levels. You can:

Discuss issues with other parents

Find out more about what is going on locally, regionally and nationally

Help plan services including developing The Bromley Local Offer

Become actively involved in the shaping of local and national priorities

Work in partnership with local service providers in Education, Health, Social

Care, and the voluntary and community sector

Attend training and workshops to support and empower parents around

topics that are important to them

For more information visit: www.bromleyparentvoice.org.uk.

The Young Advisers are a group of 15 young people with

disabilities who make sure that the voice of young people is

heard.

About The Young Advisors

The Young Advisors ask young people questions

The Young Advisors use lots of different ways for young people to

communicate and speak up

The Young Advisors do workshops, presentations and visits

The Young Advisors speak up on behalf of young people with a disability

The Young Advisors take part in consultations about services for young

people with a disability

The Young Advisors work with us

How do Young Advisers work with us?

The Young Advisors write reports for us

The Young Advisors communicate with us

The Young Advisors tell us their concerns

The Young Advisors invite people to talk to them

The Young Advisors go to Council meetings

For more information

For more information visit www.advocacyfor all.org.uk, e-mail

[email protected], or call 020 8300 9666.

The Voice of Parents and Carers The Voice of Young People



Section 3:

The Bromley

Local Offer



Following a referral and assessment those pre-school children

with severe and/or complex Special Educational Needs and/or

disabilities and their families, can access a range of early years

services, depending on their age and nature of their needs.

Support can include a keyworker who for those with the more complex needs,

who will coordinate the assessment process and provide specialist information

and family support.

Some children with more complex needs may benefit from a special plan called

an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan.

Individual specialist services/support provided for pre-school aged children

from birth with complex needs include:

Multi-agency classroom based assessment provision at the Phoenix Centre,

including specialist teaching

Home visiting education service, known as Portage

Assessment, intervention and transition support for children within

mainstream, private, voluntary or independent Early Years settings or

maintained nurseries including, for some, additional support to enable a

child with severe or complex needs to use the service

Early Support intensive keyworking for families whose children have the

most severe and complex multi-agency needs

Support from the Educational Psychology Team

Sensory support from the Specialist Vision and Hearing Impairment Team

Specialist Speech, Language and Communication Groups

The Specialist Pre-School Local Offer



Mainstream Schools

Funding for low level Special Educational Needs is delegated into school

budgets - for schools which are Academies this came into effect from

September 2013.

All mainstream schools will be expected to provide the first £6,000 funding

for additional Special Educational Needs support, and if the support required

is above £6,000, this can be requested from the Council.

Education Health and Care Plans, will replace high needs Special Educational

Needs Statements from September 2014, and will be necessary for Special

School Specialist Provision placements.

Bromley schools will be publishing their offer for those pupils with Special

Educational Needs on their own websites during Autumn 2013. This will

include the curriculum, teaching and pastoral support and resources

provided.

The Education Local Offer (Targeted and Specialist Support)



Those pupils with the highest level of assessed need may be

eligible for a new type of statutory assessment, that looks at the

child or young person’s Special Educational Needs, together

with their health and social care needs. This is called an

‘Education, Health and Care plan’, or a ‘EHC plan’ for short.

EHC plans are integrated support plans for children and young people with

complex Special Educational Needs and disabilities. They are focused on

achieving outcomes and on helping children and young people make a smooth

transition to school, through school and into adulthood. They will be produced

in partnership with parents, children and young people and services working

across education, health and care specialist.

An EHC plan will be provided instead of the ‘Statement’ of Special

Educational Needs or the ‘Learning Difficulty Assessment’ which children

and young people get now.

An EHC plan can last until the young person is 25 if necessary; however, for

most young people it will finish earlier than that, such as when the young

person leaves school or college.

An EHC plan can be requested in mainstream settings where the child’s

needs necessitate a very high level of support.

They will be required for all special school placements.

Education, Health and Care plans



The Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is responsible

for the commissioning - the planning and buying - of healthcare

services for children and young people who live in Bromley.

Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group oversees the coordination of various

health services and support for children and young people with special needs

and disabilities. This can include speech and language therapy, occupational

therapy, physiotherapy, specialist nursing support, community nursing, etc.

Other health services such as school nursing, health visitors, specialist wheel

chairs are can be provided through the Council or the National Health Service.

The aim is to improve health and wellbeing, to reduce health inequalities, and

ensure everyone has equal access to healthcare services.

The Health Local Offer



Universal

Children and young people access many services within their

own community and these are the first place to look in order to

have an enjoyable short break.

Mainstream and universal services offer opportunities and activities which are

available to all children and young people and their families, such as Children

and Family Centres, after school clubs, leisure centres, holiday facilities, activity

clubs, scouts and guides.

Information about community services is available through The Bromley Local

Offer on the Bromley MyLife website:


Targeted Self-Access Services

Targeted universal services provide support in a dedicated way

to families with disabled children.

This can include specialist support services such as local parent/carer groups

and forums, Parent Partnership, Early Support services, Carers Bromley,

Bromley Mencap and Bromley Mencap Childminding Network, Special Needs

Scout Group, CASPA, Contact-a-Family, hospices, and other provider led Short

Break opportunities.

These are services that families can access directly. No social work intervention

is needed.

Specialist Services

Specialist services provide a more intensive level of assessment,

intervention and support to disabled children and their families

with social care needs.

To be eligible for specialist services, the child's disability must have a substantial

and long-term adverse impact on their ability to carry out typical day-to-day

activities.

A social work assessment is required which will help determine the Short Break

or social care package required, and this will be determined by the level of need

of each individual child or family.

These services are commissioned by the Council and currently include Bromley

Mencap Childminding, Saturday and holiday group schemes, family based or

residential overnight breaks.

The Social Care Local Offer



Choosing the best childcare options for your child can be a

daunting experience, especially for children with additional

needs and/or disabilities.

There is no right or wrong option as childcare has to fit your family and evolve

as your needs change. The list of providers is available through The Bromley

Local Offer on the Bromley MyLife website:


In Bromley we have an excellent selection of inclusive childcare provision from

private, independent and voluntary organisations.

For children and young people with severe or complex needs, Bromley Mencap

offer an award winning specialist Childminding network. Further information

on the Bromley Mencap Childminding network can be found at:

www.bromleymencap.org.uk/parents-carers/childminding.

The Childcare Local Offer



The Preparing for Adulthood (14-25) Local Offer – the four pathways



We want to enable young people aged 14 and above with

Special Educational Needs and disabilities to live, learn and

work within their local community, achieve sustained

progression, resulting in better life outcomes.

Education, Health and Care Plans

Bromley are developing Education, Health and Care Plans that raise aspirations,

focus on sustainable outcomes and progress young people towards their long

term goals across four key pathways:

Community inclusion

Developing friends, relationships and sustainable networks of support

Employment

Opportunities to experience the world of work and get paid employment

Independent living

Maximising skills to live as independently as possible

Good health

Maintaining good health and a healthy lifestyle

To enable us and our partners to achieve our vision to enable more young

people to live, learn and work within their own community, there are a number

of developments in the borough, which include:

New facilities for students with Special Educational Needs and disabilities at

Bromley College

Bromley Special Schools are developing their curriculum to focus more on

longer term goals and life outcomes.

Colleges and schools are working much more closely to enable smoother

transition from school to college

Working to ensure that young people and their families are adequately

informed and prepared of the changes in services as they become adults

The Preparing for Adulthood (14-25) Local Offer – the four pathways [cont’d]



There are a wide range of local and national voluntary and

community sector organisations offering services and support

to children with additional needs and disabilities and their

families.

For more information please refer to The Bromley Local Offer on the Bromley

MyLife website:


The Voluntary and Community Sector Local Offer



We welcome your feedback on The Bromley Local Offer and will

use this to shape the development of the final version The

Bromley Local Offer.

If you have any comments, suggestions or any general feedback, please contact:

Pelin Ahmet, Specialist Information Officer, London Borough of Bromley

E-mail [email protected]

Telephone 020 8776 3160

Comments and feedback on The Bromley Local Offer

http://bromley.mylifeportal.co.uk/lbb-local-offer.aspx

Education, Care and Health Services

London Borough of Bromley

Civic Centre

Stockwell Close

Bromley

BR1 3UH

October 2013

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