The Engagement and Participation Team Special Educational Needs and Disabilities SEND WWW.SOMERSET.GOV.UK A handy guide for practitioners If you work with children and young people who have a Special Educational Need and or a Disability, whether you work within education, health, social care or the voluntary sector, we are available to offer support on the following: • The Special Educational Needs and Disability reforms - what’s changed? • Engagement and Participation with children and young people with SEND • Effective communication • Transitions - what good looks like • Raising aspirations We can also deliver bespoke workshops if you need something more specific. We are also able to: • Attend your meetings • Present at events • Review literature to enhance readability • Offer support for consultations If you would like to get in touch, please contact Jemma on (01823) 359868 or 07469 413359 [email protected]E n g a g e m e n t & P a r t i c i p a t i o n T e a m S p e c i a l E d u c a t i o n a l N e e d s & D i s a b i l i t i e s
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The Engagement and Participation TeamSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities SEND
WWW.SOMERSET.GOV.UK
A handy guide for practitioners
If you work with children and young people who have a Special Educational Need and or a Disability, whether you work within education, health, social care or the voluntary sector, we are available to offer support on the following:
If the answer is no to any of these questions, then we can support you.
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Involving children, young people and their families is at the heart of the SEND reforms
Inautumn2014changesweremadetothewaywesupportchildrenandyoungpeoplewithspecialeducationalneedsanddisabilities.Thesechangeshaveanofficialname-theSpecial Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)reforms.TheywereintroducedaspartoftheChildrenandFamiliesAct.
ThereformsrequireustodeveloplinkswithchildrenandyoungpeoplewithSEND and theirfamiliesinSomersettomakesuretheyarefullyinvolvedinplanninganddecisionmaking.
The team have a county-wide SEND children and young people’s forum in Somerset called The Unstoppables: Theymeetregularlyandareavailableforconsultations.
Our aspiration is to ensure that children and young people with SEND and their families are represented and have their voices heard.