ICB pledges support to council’s new SEND strategy
The ICB has pledged its support to a new plan from Wiltshire Council, which sets out how local partners will work with families, children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
Known as Meeting Needs Together, the ambitious plan was agreed by the Wiltshire Council cabinet at its meeting at the end of September.
The plan contains the following six priorities:
- Children and young people and their families will be at the centre of planning, their views and aspirations heard and acted upon, as true partners
- Getting the right support at the right time, identifying and acting on our children’s needs at the earliest opportunity and through promotion of inclusive approaches and practice across the local area
- Provide opportunities for timely planning, reflective of the views of the child or young people and parent carers’ current needs, that have clear outcomes
- Ensure good quality communication and information, for families to have a positive experience when navigating services, with information that is easy to access and use
- Professionals and officers across the SEND system will have the skills, knowledge and training to enable effective collaboration across services, joint assessments and sharing of good practice
- Children and young people will be prepared for adulthood and experience timely transitions, leading to increased skills, greater independence and a greater range of opportunities in life
Gill May, Chief Nurse, Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board, said: “One of the priorities of our ICB is to ensure all children have a great start in life, and this new plan sets out in black and white how that promise extends to our young people who live with additional needs and extra care requirements.
“The plan itself is a testament to that commitment, as we’ve made sure that young voices, as well as those of their parents and carers, are included throughout.”
View the strategy in full via the Wiltshire Council website at www.wiltshire.gov.uk.