ParentCarer ForumsSurvey- ImpactoftheSENDReformsNovember

Welcometothe'SENDNovember2015implementationsurvey'

Thankyoufortakingpartinthissurvey.ThesurveyclosesonWednesday9December2015.

Thissurveyisdesignedtohelplocalauthorities,parentcarerforumsandtheDepartmentforEducation understandprogressinimplementingreformstothesystemforsupportingchildrenandyoungpeoplewith specialeducationneedsanddisabilities(SEND).Newlegaldutiesonthiscameintoeffecton1September2014.Thetransitiontothenewsystemisagradualoneoverthenextfouryears.

Thesurveyresultsplayanimportantroleintailoringthesupportwhichisavailabletolocalauthoritiesand parentcarerforums.Theyalsohelptoidentifythoseareasmakingparticularlygoodprogresstoshare learning.

LocalAuthoritiesarecompletingasimilarsurvey.

Theinformationyouprovideinthissurveywillbetreatedinconfidenceandisintendedonlyforinternaluse withintheDepartmentforEducation.Anaggregatedversionofthesurveyresultswillbepublished,butnot informationatindividuallocallevel.AllinformationrelatedtoGovernmentbusinessispotentiallysubjectto theFreedomofInformationAct;shouldwereceiveanyrequestsfordataatindividualauthoritylevelwewill consulttheauthorityconcernedtotakeviewsaboutthesensitivityoftheinformationrequested.

ThesurveyclosesonWednesday9December2015.

Yourdetails

*1.Yourlocalarea:

*2.Region:

East of England / NorthEast / SouthWest
EastMidlands / NorthWest / WestMidlands
London / SouthEast / Yorkshire & Humber

*3.DetailsofyourParentCarerForum,yournameandroleinyourlocalParentCarer

Forum:

Yourname:
Nameofyourforum:
Yourroleintheforum:
Youremailaddress:

*4.Numberofforummembersinvolvedinconsideringthe responsestothissurvey?

1 / 2 to 3 / 4 to 6 / 7 to 12 / More than 12

*5.Have you discussed responses to this survey with your LA?

Yes
No

Effectiveco­productionanduserengagement

*6.Intheopinionofyourforumhowwellengageddoyouthinkchildren,youngpeople andparentsareinstrategicplanningandco­productionofSENDserviceswithyour LocalAuthority?

Fully–co­production is the approach our LocalAuthoritytakein all or most aspects of the reforms / Largely – our Local Authorityco­produce somethingswiththis group,andconsult themonarangeof otherthings / Moderately–our LocalAuthority arrangementsaren’t properlydeveloped. This is an area we are working on / Poorly–ourLocal Authorityare strugglingwiththis / Non­existent–our LocalAuthoritydon’t involvethematall / Don’tKnow
Children
Young people
Parents

PleaseusethisspacetohighlightanyexamplesofgoodpracticeinyourLocalareasorwhereyoumaybeexperiencingdifficulties

*7.Intheopinionofyourforumhowwellengageddoyouthinkchildren,youngpeople andparentsareinmakingdecisionsabouttheirownSENDprovision:

Fully–co­production is the approach our LocalAuthoritytakein all or most aspects of the reforms / Largely– Our Local Authorityco­produce somethingswiththis group,andconsult themonarangeof otherthings / Moderately – Our LocalAuthority arrangementsaren’t properlydeveloped. This is an area we are working on / Poorly – Our Local Authorityare strugglingwiththis / Non­existent – Our LocalAuthoritydon’t involvethematall / Don’tKnow
Children
Young people
Parents

Pleaseusethisspacetohighlightanyexamplesofgoodpracticeinyourlocalareaorareaswhereyouarehavingdifficulty

*8.LocalAuthoritiesarerequiredtoreviewtheirlocalofferatleastannuallyinlightof commentsandfeedbackfromparents,childrenandyoungpeople,andmakeitclear howtheyhaverespondedtosuchfeedback.

IntheopinionofyourforumhowisyourLocalAuthorityengagingchildren,youngpeople andparentsinfurtherdevelopmentoftheirlocaloffer(pleasetickallboxesthatapply)?

Focus groups with children and young people
Focusgroupswithparentsandcarers
Anonlinefeedbackpageonthelocalofferwebsite
ThroughyourParentCarerForum
Other
Don’tKnow

Ifyouticked‘Other’abovepleasegivefurtherdetails

*9.HasyourLocalAuthoritypublishedasummaryofcommentsreceivedabouttheir localoffer?

Yes
No
Don'tknow

PleaseprovidetheweblinkforyourLocalAuthoritiesLocalOfferandtellushowtheyhaveresponded to comments from parents, children and young people

*10.IntheopinionofyourforumisyourLocalAuthorityreferringparentsandyoung peopletoIndependentSupporters?

Yes
No
Don'tknow

Anyothercomments?

*11.IntheopinionofyourforumdoesyourLocalAuthorityhaveeffectivelocalworking arrangementswith:

Yes,fullydeveloped / Yes,tosomeextent / Yes,toalimitedextent / No,arrangementsare notyetinplace / Don’tKnow
YourlocalIndependent Supporter Service
YourInformation,Adviceand SupportService
Your Parent Carer Forum

Pleaseprovidefurtherdetailsonwhatthesearrangementsareorhowtheyaredeveloping

Specificreforms

PleaseassessbelowyourLocalAuthority’sprogress inimplementingtheChildrenandFamiliesAct2014andtheSENDCodeofPractice.

16­25provision

*12.Intheopinionofyourforum,inlightoftheCodeofPractice,arefurthereducation providersinyourlocalareaconsideringtheirofferforSENDstudentsandre­shaping provision?

Yes,fully–providersarefullyonboardwiththereformsfromaseniorleveldownandareconsideringhowthestudyprogrammestheyoffer can best help studentswith SEND to progress and meet the four Preparing for Adulthood outcomes.
Yes,tosomeextent–mostFEprovidersarewellengagedwiththereformsanddevelopingtheirofferinresponse,althoughsomehavenot yet begun to fully consider this,and engagement is limited in some cases to additional learning support departmentsrather than across whole providers.
Yes, toa limited extent­A few providers are engaged and beginning to consider their offerfor studentswith SEND, but most have yet to fully grasp the full implications of the reforms.
No ­ FE providers have not been well engaged in the reforms and are not responding to changes by considering whether their offerbest meets the needs of studentswith SEND, there is littleevidence thatthey will implement changes or broaden provision in response to the reforms.
Don’tKnow

What are the challenges in thisarea;are any specific to the 19 ­25 age group? What kind of support would help?

*13.IntheopinionofyourforumhowwellisyourLocalAuthorityworkingwiththe followingtoensurethat, where needed,theyareprovidingacontinuumofprovision(includinghealth andsocialcare)for19­25yearoldswithEHCplansinyourarea:

Verywell / Theyhavemadeastart / Noworkyetinplace / Don’tKnow
Localcolleges
Trainingproviders
Specialistpost­16 institutions
Adultsocialcare
Adult health services
Employers

Anyothercomments?

*14.If known, intheopinionifyourforum,howisyourLocalAuthorityusingthefundingfromthe SENDPreparationforEmploymentgrantthatwastransferredtolocalauthoritiesin March2015? Please give examples of how the grant is being used to improve preparation for employment for young people with SEND in your local authority. ()

JointCommissioningarrangements

*15.If known, in the opinion of your forum, whatdevelopmentsareyourLocalAuthoritycurrently workingonthroughjointcommissioninginyourarea?

*16Whatarethechallengesinthisarea,andwhatkindofsupportwouldhelp?

Accountability

*17.IntheopinionofyourforumhasyourLocalAuthorityputinplaceprocessesto assesstheir use of feedback,dataandintelligencetoimprovetheirdeliveryandmeasure theprogressandsuccess?

Yes,fullyinplace
Yes,tosomeextent
Yes,toalimitedextent
No,arrangementsarenotyetinplace
Don’tKnow

Anyothercomments?

NewEHCneedsassessments

*18.EHC plans and Personal Budgets:

If known how many EHC plans has your Local Authorityissued in yourlocalauthoritybetween1September2014and31 October2015?
Ofthese,howmanycarryaPersonalBudget?
HowmanyofthesePersonalBudgetsarerelatedtospecialeducational provision?
If know whatarethechallengesinthisarea,andwhatkindof supportwouldhelp?

*19.EHC plans and young offenders in custody:

(*Youngoffendersincustody,arethoseaged18orunder,ordinarilyresidentwithinyour LA,currentlyremandedorsentencedtoRelevantYouthAccommodatione.g.Young OffendersInstitutes,aswellasthosevoluntarilydetainedinSecureChildren’sHomes.)

If know how many EHC needs assessments for young offendersin custody*havebeenundertakensince1April2015?
If known how many final EHC plans has your Local Authorityissued toyoungoffendersincustodysince1April2015?
If known how many EHC needs assessments for young offendersin custody*havebeenundertakenbutledtoadecisionnotto issueanEHCplan?
Anyothercomments

*20.Ifknown,intermsofnumberofnewrequestsforassessment,howdidtheperiod

1 September 2014 to 31 August 2015 compare to the same perioda year ago?

Fewer new requests / Samenumberofnew requests / Morenewrequests / Don’tKnow
Overallnewrequestsforassessment
Under fives
Schoolage
Post­16
AutisticSpectrumDisorders
Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Speech,LanguageandCommunication Needs
Other

Pleasetellusaboutanyotherpatterns/profilesthatarenotlistedabove

*21.Intheopinionofyourforumwhatbarrierstocompletionin20weeksisyourLocalAuthorityfacing?Pleasetickallthatapply.

None – our Local Authorityare currently managing to issue most (at least 90%) of new EHC plans within 20 weeks
GatheringinformationforEHCassessmentsfromhealthprofessionalswithin6weeksofrequest
GatheringinformationforEHCassessmentsfromcareprofessionalswithin6weeksofrequest
GatheringinformationforEHCassessmentsfromeducationalpsychologistswithin6weeksofrequest
LocalAuthoritycapacity
Institution respondingwithin15days
Other
Don'tknow

Anyothercomments?

TransfersofstatementsandLDAs

*22.Ifknown,howmanyTransitionReviewsforstatementswerecompletedby31October2015byyourLocalAuthority(i.e. final EHC plans issued between 01 September 2014 and 31 October 2015 as a result of Transition Reviews)?

*23.Ifknown,howmanyrequestsdidyourLocalAuthorityreceivefromthosewithLDAsforanEHCneedsassessmentbetween 01 September and31October2015?

*24. If known, how many EHC needs assessments were carried out by your Local Authority for young people with LDAs (i.e. from start of assessment to issue of EHC plan or letter with decision not to issue) between 1 September 2014 and 31 October 2015?

*25. If known, of these, how many were issued with final EHC plans by 31 October 2015?

*26.Intheopinionofyourforum,howconfidentareyouthatyourLocalAuthoritywill complete the Transition Review process for thestatementsandLDAstoEHCplansthattheyhavefortheperiod1September2015to31st August 2016?

Extremelyconfident
Veryconfident
Moderately confident.
Notveryconfident
Not at all confident
Don’tKnow

Anyothercomments?

Furthersupport

*27.IntheopinionofyourforumwhatfurthersupportmightyourLocalAuthorityfind helpfulto implement the SEND Reforms fully?

*28.IsthereanythingelseyouwouldwanttheDepartmentforEducationtobeaware of?

Please note incomplete responses to questions submitted in this word version, will default to a ‘Don’t Know’ response when collated.

Health

*29.DoesyourForumhaveregularcontactwiththeDMPO/DCO(designatedmedical officer/designatedclinicalofficerforyourarea?

Yes
No
Don'tknow

Anyothercomments?

*30.IsyourForumawareofanyworkforcedevelopmentactivityforHealthstaffto supporttheimplementationoftheSENDreforms?

Yes
No
Don'tknow

If yes what is it?

*31.HasyourForumbeeninvolvedinthedeliveryofworkforcedevelopmentforHealth stafftosupporttheimplementationoftheSENDreforms?

Yes
No
Don'tknow

Anyothercomments?

*32.IsthereregularHealthrepresentationatSENDStrategicplanningandreview meetings?

Yes
No
Don'tknow

Ifso please provide the role of the person attending?

*33.Howwouldyouratetheprovisionofinformationonhealthservices,pathwaysand eligibilitycriteria’sinyourLocalOffer?

Excellent– comprehensive, fully transparentand accessible
Good–agoodlevelofinformationprovidedbutstillcouldbeimproved;pleaselisttheareasthatneedimprovement
Poor – significant gaps in information and not easily understood
Don’tKnow

Anyothercomments?

*34.DoesyourforumhaveaCCGboardmemberthattheycanraiseissueswith?

Yes
No
Don'tknow

Anyothercomments?

*35.GeneraldutytoprovideShortBreakservices:

HowwelldotheLocalAuthorityandClinicalCommissioningGroup:

Extremely / Well / Verywell / Moderately well / Notverywell / Not at all well / Don’tKnow
Understandtheneedsof parentcarers(‘haveregard’) inrelationtoShortBreaks?
Measure the impact of Short Breaksinassistingparent carers ‘to continue to care or todosomoreeffectively’?
Ensure thatShort Breaks enableparentcarerstobe ableto:‘undertakeeducation, trainingoranyregular leisureactivities,’?
Ensure thatShort Breaks enableparentcarerstobe ableto:‘meettheneedsof otherchildreninthefamily moreeffectively’?
Ensure thatShort Breaks enableparentcarerstobe ableto:‘carryoutdaytoday taskswhichtheymust perform in order to run their household.’?

Anyothercomments?

Please note incomplete responses to questions submitted in this word version, will default to a ‘Don’t Know’ response when collated.

*36.TypeofShortBreakservicesthatmustbeprovided:

‘HowwelldotheLocalAuthorityandClinicalCommissioningGroup:

ExtremelyWell / Verywell / Moderately well / Notverywell / Not at all well / Don’tKnow
Design Short Breaks based uponanunderstandingofthe needs of parentcarers living inthearea?
Ensure thatthe ‘range of services’ is ‘sufficient’ to meettheneedsofparent carerslivinginthearea?
Provide a ‘range of services’ thatencompasses:‘day­time careinthehomesof disabledchildrenor elsewhere’?
Providea‘rangeofservices ‘thatencompasses: ‘overnight care in the homes of disabled children or elsewhere’?
Providea‘rangeofservices’ thatencompasses: ‘educationalorleisure activitiesfordisabledchildrenoutside theirhomes’
Providea‘rangeofservices’ thatencompasses: ‘services availabletoassistparent carers in the evenings, at weekendsandduringthe school holidays?

Anyothercomments?

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ShortBreaks

*37.‘ShortBreaksServicesStatementtheLocalOffer’:‘HowwelldotheLocal

AuthorityandClinicalCommissioningGroup:’

ExtremelyWell / Verywell / Moderately well / Notverywell / Not at all well / Don’tKnow
Work in participationand co­productiontodevelopthe Short Breaks Services StatementandLocalOffer?
EnsurethattheShortBreaks ServicesStatementand LocalOfferarebasedonthe needsoffamilies?
Ensure the Short Breaks ServicesStatementand Local Offer contains up-to-dateandfully accessible information, outlining:‘therangeof services provided’?
‘any criteria by which eligibilityforthoseservices will be assessed’?
‘howtherangeofservicesis designedtomeettheneeds of parentcarers in their area’?

Anyothercomments?

*38.Isyourlocalauthoritymakinganychangestoyourshortbreaksprovisioneitherin2015/16 or planned for 2016/17?

Yes
No
Don’tknow

Ifsopleasetellusaboutthese

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*39.Ifyouknowwillyourlocalareastotalbudgetforshortbreaksplannedfor2016/17 be;

Morethan2015/16
Thesameas2015/16
Lessthan2015/16
Don’tknow

Other (please specify)

*40.Whatsupportwouldbemosthelpfultoyouasaforumtohelpengageand participatewiththeLocalAuthorityinrelationtoShortBreakservices?

*41.TheDepartmentwouldliketoshareexamplesofgoodpracticewithlocal authoritiestohelpwithimplementation.Ifthereareanyareaswhereyouthinkyouhave particularlystrongexamplesofpracticetosharewithothers,pleaseidentifythemintheboxbelow.

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