Consultation – SEND review: right support, right place, right time

The Government is seeking views on their green paper about the changes they want to make to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and alternative provision (AP) system in England.

The Government commissioned the SEND Review in September 2019 as a response to the widespread recognition that the system was failing to deliver improved outcomes for children and young people and that parental and provider confidence was in decline. The SEND review green paper sets out the Government’s proposals for a system that offers children and young people the opportunity to thrive, with access to the right support, in the right place, and at the right time, so they can fulfil their potential and lead happy, healthy and productive adult lives.

The SEND Review highlights key areas for the case for change:

Children and Young People with SEND and those in alternative provision have consistently poorer outcomes than their peers
Experiences of the SEND and AP provision system are negative
The SEND and AP system is financially unsustainable
There is too much inconsistency across the SEND system in how and where needs are assessed and met
A vicious circle is driving these challenges

The Government has opened a consultation to improve outcomes for children and young people in England with SEND and those in alternative provision.

To achieve this ambition, the Government wants to work with and hear from:

children and young people
parents and carers
those who advocate and work with the SEND sector
local and national system leaders

We have 13 weeks to get this right, so please consider the proposals set out in the Government’s green paper and respond to their consultation.

Together, we can ensure that every child and young person with SEND and those in alternative provision can thrive and be well prepared for adult life.

iHV is collating a response to this consultation – please contact us (via email to [email protected] by 10 June 2022) if you have comments that you would like us to consider as part of our submission.

Go to Government Consultation information

This consultation closes at 11:45pm on 1 July 2022.
If you have comments that you would like iHV to consider as part of our submission, please send via email to [email protected] by 10 June 2022

A separate summary covering the SEND and AP green paper and responding to the consultation is also available.

A British Sign Language (BSL) version and an easy-read version of the green paper will be available in early April.

If you would like a Braille or audio version of the green paper or an accessible format that is not listed, email [email protected].

Disability Matters Call For Evidence

Disability Matters is partnering with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) to promote the importance of inclusion and access for all disabled children and young people aged 0 – 25 years.

They are collecting evidence and case-studies from young disabled people, parent carers and those who work or volunteer with disabled people to highlight the many positive ways that people are:

working pro-actively with disabled children and young people
enabling inclusion
making services accessible

As a pan-disability programme, they are interested in examples that relate to all disabilities, including intellectual / learning disabilities, physical disabilities, complex needs and visual or hearing impairments.

Please share your views by completing their short online survey (also available in an easy read version).

Go to Disability Matters survey

Go to easy read version of the Disability Matter Survey

The survey closes on Friday 11^th March.

For more information about the Disability Matters programme

iHV welcomes £80 million support boost for children with special educational needs and disabilities

iHV welcomes the government’s announcement of £80 million support to extend opportunities to children with special educational needs and disabilities.

The multi-million pound package will ensure that thousands of children with special educational needs and disability (SEND) have the same opportunities as any other child.

As part of its mission to extend opportunity to all, the government has already introduced the biggest reforms to the SEND support system in a generation by placing children and their families at the heart of the system.

Read government press release