{"id":84447,"date":"2026-03-26T12:12:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/?page_id=84447"},"modified":"2026-05-06T08:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T07:55:08","slug":"send-reform-proposals-webinar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/a-critical-moment-for-send-join-our-campaign-for-change\/send-reform-proposals-webinar\/","title":{"rendered":"Webinar \u2013 SEND reform: What it means for disabled children with complex needs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">Thank you to those of you who signed up to our webinar on the SEND reforms on 21 April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the webinar, we gave an overview of the proposed reforms, what Sense is doing and <a href=\"https:\/\/action.sense.org.uk\/page\/187666\/action\/1?\">how you can have your say<\/a>. We know what a concerning time this can be for families of disabled children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you weren\u2019t able to attend, we have recorded the session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Watch the SEND reforms webinar recording on YouTube<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SEND Reforms: what it means for disabled children with complex needs.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uXWj5CMgd44?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block    accordion__item\"> \t<summary class=\"accordion__title\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__toggle\">\n\t\tCaptions\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/summary>\n\n\t<div class=\"accordion__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>0:00:00.080,0:00:00.760<br>[Jack] Good morning<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00:00.760,0:00:02.640<br>and a very warm welcome to Sense\u2019s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00:02.640,0:00:04.560<br>information webinar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00:04.560,0:00:07.680<br>on the SEND reforms in England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00:07.680,0:00:09.040<br>Hi, my name is Jack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00:09.040,0:00:09.600<br>I&#8217;m Chief<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00:09.600,0:00:12.600<br>Social Change Officer here at Sense,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00:12.600,0:00:13.720<br>and there&#8217;s a team of us<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00:13.720,0:00:14.560<br>with you this morning<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00:14.560,0:00:16.520<br>for the next 30 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00:16.520,0:00:17.680<br>And we hope you will find this<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00:17.680,0:00:18.680<br>a really useful session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00:18.680,0:00:20.920<br>We know that navigating<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00:20.920,0:00:22.560<br>all of this is really tough<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00:22.560,0:00:24.480<br>and really stressful for many.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00:24.480,0:00:26.160<br>So we&#8217;re here to support you and walk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00:26.160,0:00:28.480<br>you through everything today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00:28.480,0:00:29.760<br>I&#8217;ll be passing to Harriet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00:29.760,0:00:31.280<br>and Amelia shortly,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00:31.280,0:00:33.600<br>but first, a few housekeeping bits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00:33.600,0:00:36.000<br>So we are recording today<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00:36.000,0:00:38.040<br>so we can reuse this at a later date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00:38.040,0:00:39.720<br>Just so you are aware,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00:39.720,0:00:42.560<br>we have a BSL interpreter with us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00:42.560,0:00:44.880<br>Richard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00:44.880,0:00:47.400<br>And the transcript facility is on,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00:47.400,0:00:48.640<br>should you wish to access<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00:48.640,0:00:50.600<br>that as we go through the session. 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that<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:01:16.680,0:01:18.360<br>we get asked over the coming days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:01:18.360,0:01:21.240<br>So you&#8217;ll have everything in one place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:01:21.240,0:01:24.960<br>So to talk through what will happen today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:01:25.800,0:01:26.880<br>So, who are we?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:01:26.880,0:01:28.640<br>We are Sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:01:28.640,0:01:30.960<br>And we are a leading disability<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:01:30.960,0:01:32.840<br>charity here to break down barriers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:01:32.840,0:01:34.200<br>alongside disabled people<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:01:34.200,0:01:35.280<br>with complex needs,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:01:36.480,0:01:36.800<br>and we<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:01:36.800,0:01:37.480<br>support<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:01:37.480,0:01:39.120<br>thousands of disabled people<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:01:39.120,0:01:41.400<br>with complex needs across the country<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:01:41.400,0:01:42.880<br>through our combination of services<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:01:42.880,0:01:44.200<br>our colleges,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:01:44.200,0:01:47.520<br>our community and children&#8217;s services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:01:47.520,0:01:48.480<br>Adam, could you move us on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:01:48.480,0:01:49.680<br>to the next slide, please?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:01:49.680,0:01:51.160<br>And we can just take a look at<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:01:51.160,0:01:53.800<br>what&#8217;s coming up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:01:53.800,0:01:55.640<br>So in terms of what we&#8217;re doing here<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:01:55.640,0:01:57.600<br>at Sense,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:01:57.600,0:01:58.800<br>we&#8217;ll talk you through<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:01:58.800,0:02:00.480<br>everything that you need to know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:02:00.480,0:02:02.280<br>We&#8217;ll give you an overview of the SEND reforms<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:02:02.280,0:02:03.840<br>and the timetable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:02:03.840,0:02:05.840<br>We\u2019ll talk you through our response<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:02:05.840,0:02:07.760<br>to the 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reflection of government<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:04:36.080,0:04:37.000<br>taking action on that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:04:37.000,0:04:38.560<br>They have really tailored it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:04:38.560,0:04:40.440<br>towards this core vision that you can see<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:04:40.440,0:04:41.040<br>on the slides,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:04:41.040,0:04:42.240<br>where they want every child<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:04:42.240,0:04:42.920<br>to get the support<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:04:42.920,0:04:45.600<br>they need as early as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:04:45.600,0:04:46.640<br>I think you probably can all agree<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:04:46.640,0:04:48.840<br>that a really quite ambitious challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:04:48.840,0:04:50.000<br>There is going to be a lot of work<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:04:50.000,0:04:51.760<br>to do to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:04:51.760,0:04:53.040<br>The three core problems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:04:53.040,0:04:54.560<br>I&#8217;ve identified<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:04:54.560,0:04:55.560<br>within these 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minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:05:21.840,0:05:23.040<br>Secondly, many,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:05:23.040,0:05:24.840<br>many children are just not getting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:05:24.840,0:05:26.760<br>the specialist support that they need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:05:26.760,0:05:28.640<br>Many people are on waiting lists,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:05:28.640,0:05:30.680<br>and this is really delaying<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:05:30.680,0:05:33.880<br>and reducing outcomes for children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:05:33.880,0:05:36.160<br>So a big proposal here is around<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:05:36.160,0:05:37.320<br>bringing experts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:05:37.320,0:05:38.680<br>closer to mainstream<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:05:38.680,0:05:42.960<br>through a \u00a31.8 billion investment in experts,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:05:43.520,0:05:45.960<br>that mainstream schools can access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:05:45.960,0:05:47.200<br>So again, we&#8217;ll talk through that<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:05:47.200,0:05:48.760<br>a bit more in a minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:05:48.760,0:05:51.760<br>And thirdly, there is a really rising number<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:05:51.760,0:05:52.600<br>of young children<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:05:52.600,0:05:54.360<br>that are just not able to access school<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:05:54.360,0:05:55.840<br>at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:05:55.840,0:05:56.480<br>So nearly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:05:56.480,0:05:57.960<br>a third of young people with SEND<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:05:57.960,0:06:00.600<br>not in education or training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:00.600,0:06:02.480<br>And this is a significant issue<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:02.480,0:06:04.240<br>at the heart of these reforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:04.240,0:06:06.240<br>They are looking to solve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:06.240,0:06:07.840<br>And the proposal here is around<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:07.840,0:06:09.360<br>setting up a much more inclusive<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:09.360,0:06:11.280<br>and equitable experience<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:11.280,0:06:13.320<br>within schools and colleges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:14.960,0:06:17.480<br>So can I move on to the next slide, please Adam?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:18.680,0:06:20.440<br>So here is the three layers of support<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:20.440,0:06:21.440<br>that I mentioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:21.440,0:06:23.120<br>And you&#8217;ll see that,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:23.120,0:06:25.080<br>there&#8217;s lots of new words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:25.080,0:06:26.720<br>And it&#8217;s a bit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:26.720,0:06:27.800<br>it\u2019s very different to the current<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:27.800,0:06:28.840<br>set up<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:28.840,0:06:30.520<br>based on the core idea as well,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:30.520,0:06:32.280<br>that it will be a lot less binary<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:32.280,0:06:33.480<br>then where we are at the minute,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:33.480,0:06:35.480<br>where you either have an EHCP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:35.480,0:06:36.880<br>or you don&#8217;t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:36.880,0:06:38.560<br>This is going to be a lot more fluid,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:38.560,0:06:40.080<br>and we&#8217;ll talk through the differences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:40.080,0:06:41.760<br>now in the layers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:41.760,0:06:43.800<br>But it&#8217;s important to say that every child<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:43.800,0:06:45.520<br>who has identified SEND<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:45.520,0:06:47.280<br>needs will fall<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:47.280,0:06:49.320<br>within these layers somewhere,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:49.320,0:06:51.320<br>and also that it&#8217;s not a ladder,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:51.320,0:06:54.840<br>so you don&#8217;t have to progress up the layers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:54.840,0:06:56.560<br>You should be put<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:06:56.560,0:06:59.400<br>in the right layer for you at assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:07:00.960,0:07:03.360<br>So the Targeted layer,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:07:03.360,0:07:04.920<br>this is the layer of children<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:07:04.920,0:07:05.920<br>who 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delivered<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:09:42.240,0:09:43.280<br>in a range of settings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:09:43.280,0:09:45.040<br>that meet the child&#8217;s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:09:45.040,0:09:46.080<br>So mainstream,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:09:46.080,0:09:47.080<br>special schools,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:09:47.080,0:09:50.760<br>spaces or alternative provision, for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:09:51.160,0:09:52.960<br>And local authorities will provide families with<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:09:52.960,0:09:54.120<br>a list of settings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:09:54.120,0:09:55.720<br>that they can deliver the package<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:09:55.720,0:09:57.320<br>from and that their child can,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:09:58.320,0:09:59.920<br>some recommendations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:09:59.920,0:10:00.880<br>But also it&#8217;s really important<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:10:00.880,0:10:04.480<br>that families can then request an alternative setting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:10:04.480,0:10:07.240<br>And there is choice built into this proposed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:10:07.240,0:10:09.120<br>option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:10:09.120,0:10:12.360<br>Next slide please Adam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:10:12.360,0:10:13.120<br>Okay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:10:13.120,0:10:15.600<br>So that, what we&#8217;ve talked about<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:10:15.600,0:10:16.600<br>there is the structure<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:10:16.600,0:10:18.520<br>of how support will be organised<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:10:18.520,0:10:19.120<br>that the government<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:10:19.120,0:10:20.880<br>is suggesting across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:10:20.880,0:10:22.960<br>In England,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:10:22.960,0:10:26.240<br>this is how the government are proposing,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:10:26.240,0:10:27.720<br>plans will be recorded<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:10:27.720,0:10:29.400<br>and how communication will work<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:10:29.400,0:10:32.000<br>on a daily basis around a child&#8217;s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:10:32.000,0:10:34.400<br>So they&#8217;re called Individual Support 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plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:11:00.800,0:11:02.520<br>But we think from what we know at the moment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:11:02.520,0:11:03.720<br>schools will have a legal duty<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:11:03.720,0:11:04.680<br>to produce them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:11:04.680,0:11:06.120<br>They&#8217;ll be reviewed annually<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:11:06.120,0:11:08.840<br>at key transition points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:11:08.840,0:11:10.440<br>And the route to redress for<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:11:10.440,0:11:11.400<br>these will be through<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:11:11.400,0:11:14.840<br>school complaints procedure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:11:14.840,0:11:17.280<br>Next slide please. Adam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:11:17.280,0:11:17.720<br>Okay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:11:17.720,0:11:20.600<br>This is my final slide before I hand over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:11:20.600,0:11:21.840<br>But I think a key question<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:11:21.840,0:11:23.480<br>that a lot of people have been asking us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:11:23.480,0:11:25.440<br>And of course it&#8217;s been in the media<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:11:25.440,0:11:25.800<br>a lot is around<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:11:25.800,0:11:27.440<br>when does all of this happen?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:11:27.440,0:11:29.520<br>There&#8217;s a lot being proposed here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:11:29.520,0:11:31.760<br>It feels quite daunting,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:11:31.760,0:11:32.600<br>and confusing,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:11:32.600,0:11:33.400<br>especially for people<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:11:33.400,0:11:35.880<br>that have an EHCP at the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:11:35.880,0:11:37.200<br>But the key thing to note is<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:11:37.200,0:11:38.760<br>none of this is happening 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I\u2019m going to hand over to Amelia now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:12:54.600,0:12:56.080<br>Next slide please Adam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:12:57.720,0:12:59.560<br>[Amelia] Hi everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:12:59.560,0:13:02.160<br>So I&#8217;m now going to talk a bit about what<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:13:02.160,0:13:04.840<br>we&#8217;ve been doing at Sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:13:04.840,0:13:06.320<br>I&#8217;m going to be talking about,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:13:06.320,0:13:08.120<br>our key asks that we want to see change<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:13:08.120,0:13:10.160<br>as a result of the reforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:13:10.160,0:13:10.720<br>Based on what<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:13:10.720,0:13:12.320<br>we&#8217;ve been hearing from parents,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:13:12.320,0:13:14.760<br>in the lead up to the reforms, and I&#8217;ll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:13:14.760,0:13:15.760<br>yes, I&#8217;ll run through what<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:13:15.760,0:13:17.560<br>we&#8217;ve heard from parents so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:13:17.560,0:13:21.400<br>During, our work in the past few weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:13:22.360,0:13:24.720<br>Next slide please Adam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:13:28.560,0:13:31.120<br>So through listening to parent carers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:13:31.120,0:13:33.200<br>of disabled children with complex needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:13:33.200,0:13:36.920<br>These are our key asks going into the reforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:13:37.360,0:13:38.760<br>So the first one is around<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:13:38.760,0:13:40.960<br>the legal right to support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:13:40.960,0:13:42.720<br>So we really believe that the legal right<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:13:42.720,0:13:44.000<br>to support for all disabled<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:13:44.000,0:13:44.960<br>children with complex<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:13:44.960,0:13:47.520<br>needs must be protected at all costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:13:48.800,0:13:51.840<br>Secondly, we want greater accountability<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:13:51.840,0:13:53.200<br>to hold local authorities,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:13:53.200,0:13:55.600<br>education and health and social care bodies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:13:55.600,0:13:57.160<br>all to the same standards<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:13:57.160,0:13:59.280<br>with clear and effective routes for redress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:13:59.280,0:14:01.960<br>If these standards aren&#8217;t met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:14:01.960,0:14:02.680<br>And finally,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:14:02.680,0:14:04.720<br>we want a clear long term<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:14:04.720,0:14:05.640<br>workforce strategy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:14:05.640,0:14:07.120<br>for everyone supporting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:14:07.120,0:14:08.360<br>disabled children with complex<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:14:08.360,0:14:10.040<br>needs in education<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:14:10.040,0:14:11.160<br>and we&#8217;ve been pushing these<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:14:11.160,0:14:13.560<br>key asks in the lead up to reforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:14:13.560,0:14:15.400<br>And now through the consultation period,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:14:15.400,0:14:18.560<br>through meeting with ministers and MPs,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:14:18.560,0:14:20.680<br>sitting on the Department for Education&#8217;s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:14:20.680,0:14:22.360<br>Complex Needs Advisory group<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:14:22.360,0:14:25.080<br>and also through our work with the media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:14:25.080,0:14:28.560<br>Next slide please.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:14:28.560,0:14:30.280<br>So we put lived experience<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:14:30.280,0:14:30.880<br>at the heart<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:14:30.880,0:14:33.000<br>of all of our influencing work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:14:33.000,0:14:34.480<br>Natalie is a parent carer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:14:34.480,0:14:36.400<br>of a disabled child with complex needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:14:36.400,0:14:38.240<br>And we&#8217;ve got a video of her now,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:14:38.240,0:14:38.920<br>of her here now,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:14:38.920,0:14:40.800<br>now to explain why this is important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:14:42.160,0:14:47.840<br>I think it&#8217;s very easy for our decision makers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:14:47.840,0:14:50.640<br>and our MPs to go to Parliament<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:14:50.640,0:14:52.200<br>and make decisions that they have no,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:14:52.520,0:14:53.880<br>they could never fathom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:14:53.880,0:14:56.320<br>what a day in the life of a SEND child<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:14:56.320,0:14:58.360<br>looks like or SEND family looks like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:14:58.360,0:15:00.280<br>So if you&#8217;re making a decision on something<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:15:00.280,0:15:02.760<br>that you aren\u2018t A) exposed to<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:15:02.760,0:15:04.760<br>or B) informed about,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:15:04.760,0:15:06.360<br>then more than likely<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:15:06.360,0:15:07.400<br>that decision<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:15:07.400,0:15:09.280<br>is not going to look like the best outcome<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:15:09.280,0:15:11.000<br>for those that are deeply affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:15:11.000,0:15:13.000<br>So tell your 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SEND reforms<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:15:46.880,0:15:48.480<br>has the views of families of disabled<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:15:48.480,0:15:49.760<br>children with complex needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:15:49.760,0:15:52.960<br>At the very heart of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:15:52.960,0:15:54.880<br>So we&#8217;ve been listening to parents carers through<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:15:54.880,0:15:58.600<br>interviews, consultation events and surveys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:15:58.600,0:15:59.240<br>And these<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:15:59.240,0:16:00.400<br>here are the key things<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:16:00.400,0:16:03.640<br>that parents have been telling us so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:16:03.640,0:16:04.440<br>So firstly,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:16:04.440,0:16:06.040<br>most parents have faced challenges<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:16:06.040,0:16:08.720<br>getting the right school for their child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:16:08.720,0:16:11.000<br>Many parents really don&#8217;t feel confident<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:16:11.000,0:16:12.400<br>that the new tier 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felt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:16:36.640,0:16:37.760<br>the reforms needed to do<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:16:37.760,0:16:39.160<br>a lot more to address<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:16:39.160,0:16:40.600<br>and improve specialist support<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:16:40.600,0:16:43.120<br>for disabled children with complex needs,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:16:43.120,0:16:45.040<br>and this included better integration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:16:45.040,0:16:45.640<br>between health<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:16:45.640,0:16:46.600<br>and social care<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:16:46.600,0:16:50.080<br>and more specialist teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:16:50.080,0:16:53.800<br>Next slide please.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:16:56.480,0:16:59.000<br>So this is what we think,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:16:59.000,0:17:01.680<br>as a response to the reforms,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:01.680,0:17:03.280<br>we&#8217;ve spent a lot of time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:03.280,0:17:05.760<br>going through the proposals,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:05.760,0:17:07.840<br>and trying to understand<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:07.840,0:17:09.160<br>how they would affect<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:09.160,0:17:11.680<br>disabled children with complex needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:11.680,0:17:12.400<br>So generally,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:12.400,0:17:13.720<br>we really welcome<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:13.720,0:17:15.640<br>the increased universal support<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:15.640,0:17:17.520<br>and guaranteed legal support<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:17.520,0:17:18.280<br>to this comes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:18.280,0:17:20.160<br>through the Individual Support Plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:20.160,0:17:21.360<br>As outlined by Harriet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:23.080,0:17:24.440<br>The fact that every<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:24.440,0:17:26.200<br>single child with SEND<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:26.200,0:17:29.120<br>will be able to access that individual plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:29.120,0:17:31.120<br>Is really welcomed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:31.120,0:17:33.400<br>And we also welcome the investment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:33.400,0:17:35.360<br>in specialist expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:35.360,0:17:37.080<br>So government<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:37.080,0:17:38.120<br>is introducing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:38.120,0:17:41.800<br>a new scheme called Expert At Hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:41.800,0:17:43.080<br>And we are,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:43.080,0:17:45.120<br>they are,investing in the specialist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:45.120,0:17:47.560<br>workforce through that scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:47.560,0:17:48.000<br>However,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:48.000,0:17:49.240<br>there are quite a few things<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:49.240,0:17:52.360<br>that we are still concerned about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:52.360,0:17:55.200<br>Although the reforms, the document is very,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:55.200,0:17:56.640<br>very long,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:56.640,0:17:58.800<br>there is still a lack of clarity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:17:58.800,0:18:00.760<br>and detail on implementation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:00.760,0:18:01.960<br>and how these reforms<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:01.960,0:18:04.600<br>will be delivered in practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:04.600,0:18:06.960<br>There is a lack of a definition of what<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:06.960,0:18:07.800<br>what,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:07.800,0:18:10.000<br>the government thinks complex needs is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:10.000,0:18:12.160<br>And this makes the thresholds for specialist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:12.160,0:18:15.040<br>provision packages really unclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:15.040,0:18:17.560<br>There is a lack of detail on accountability<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:17.560,0:18:20.120<br>for health and social care providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:20.120,0:18:21.840<br>And how they will be held to account<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:21.840,0:18:23.080<br>to deliver the support<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:23.080,0:18:24.240<br>that they should be delivering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:25.600,0:18:27.040<br>We also have doubts about<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:27.040,0:18:28.720<br>the capacity and funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:28.720,0:18:30.480<br>And although we welcome<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:30.480,0:18:32.400<br>the significant investment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:32.400,0:18:34.120<br>that the government have put into this,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:34.120,0:18:35.080<br>we still don&#8217;t know<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:35.080,0:18:37.560<br>if it&#8217;s going to be enough to really,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:37.560,0:18:38.640<br>give disabled children<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:38.640,0:18:41.200<br>all the support that they need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:41.200,0:18:41.800<br>And finally,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:41.800,0:18:43.560<br>we do have concerns around the roots<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:43.560,0:18:44.680<br>to legal challenge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:44.680,0:18:47.320<br>for Individual Support Plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:47.320,0:18:48.840<br>Because this will be done<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:48.840,0:18:51.120<br>through the schools complaints procedure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:51.120,0:18:53.840<br>We do have real concerns about,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:53.840,0:18:56.960<br>how kind of transparent and, effective<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:56.960,0:18:59.360<br>that process will be for parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:18:59.360,0:19:03.080<br>Next slide please.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:03.160,0:19:05.560<br>So, we&#8217;re now going to move on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:05.560,0:19:07.320<br>to some pre-submitted questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:07.320,0:19:08.600<br>So thank you to everyone<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:08.600,0:19:11.600<br>who submitted a question in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:11.600,0:19:12.720<br>Of this webinar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:12.720,0:19:14.920<br>And as Jack mentioned at the start,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:14.920,0:19:16.200<br>if you&#8217;ve got any questions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:16.200,0:19:17.120<br>that are coming up as you&#8217;re<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:17.120,0:19:18.560<br>listening to this,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:18.560,0:19:21.080<br>please enter them into the Q&amp;A function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:21.080,0:19:23.840<br>Or you can, send us an email after this<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:23.840,0:19:24.640<br>with your questions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:24.640,0:19:26.680<br>and we will make sure to answer them<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:26.680,0:19:28.160<br>following the webinar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:28.160,0:19:29.160<br>And next slide please.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:33.040,0:19:34.800<br>So the first question that we received was<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:34.800,0:19:36.360<br>how will the reforms ensure<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:36.360,0:19:37.240<br>that we&#8217;ve got the right<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:37.240,0:19:38.440<br>workforce to support<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:38.440,0:19:40.600<br>disabled children with complex needs?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:40.600,0:19:42.160<br>So as mentioned,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:42.160,0:19:43.360<br>the government has invested<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:43.360,0:19:46.960<br>\u00a31.8 billion in Experts At Hand<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:46.960,0:19:48.600<br>it\u2019s scheme to invest in professionals such as speech<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:48.600,0:19:49.440<br>language therapist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:49.440,0:19:51.640<br>and educational psychologists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:51.640,0:19:52.600<br>And this will be available<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:52.600,0:19:54.120<br>to disabled children on the Targeted Plus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:54.120,0:19:55.640<br>layer of support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:55.640,0:19:58.120<br>But it could also go towards<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:58.120,0:19:59.320<br>professionals such as specialist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:19:59.320,0:20:00.200<br>teachers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:20:00.200,0:20:03.800<br>like multisensory empowerment teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:20:03.800,0:20:06.040<br>We&#8217;re waiting on more information<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:20:06.040,0:20:06.720<br>from government on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:20:06.720,0:20:08.920<br>how they intend to spend this money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:20:08.920,0:20:11.080<br>But we do have some concerns around<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:20:11.080,0:20:12.960<br>whether the funding will be enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:20:12.960,0:20:14.680<br>And since we&#8217;re calling on the government<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:20:14.680,0:20:16.560<br>to commit to a workforce strategy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:20:16.560,0:20:17.680<br>to better understand<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:20:17.680,0:20:19.800<br>what support is needed and where,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:20:19.800,0:20:21.520<br>and to make sure that all disabled<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:20:21.520,0:20:23.440<br>children can get the support that they need,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:20:23.440,0:20:25.360<br>no matter what tier they&#8217;re in or what<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:20:25.360,0:20:26.640<br>school setting they&#8217;re in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:20:28.240,0:20:30.360<br>The second question we received was,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:20:30.360,0:20:31.480<br>how will the reforms<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:20:31.480,0:20:32.920<br>better help schools support<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:20:32.920,0:20:35.480<br>disabled children with complex needs,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:20:35.480,0:20:39.000<br>and as well as support from Experts At Hand<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:20:39.000,0:20:40.560<br>the government<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:20:40.560,0:20:41.680<br>has also introduced<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:20:41.680,0:20:44.080<br>these new specialist provision packages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:20:44.080,0:20:47.800<br>As we outlined a few minutes ago,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:20:47.880,0:20:49.640<br>and these aim to direct disabled<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:20:49.640,0:20:50.600<br>children with complex<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:20:50.600,0:20:53.520<br>needs to the right package of support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:20:53.520,0:20:54.880<br>And again,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:20:54.880,0:20:55.600<br>as we highlighted<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:20:55.600,0:20:57.120<br>previously through these packages,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:20:57.120,0:21:01.840<br>a child would receive an Education helth and Care Plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:21:01.840,0:21:03.000<br>And at Sense<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:21:03.000,0:21:05.320<br>we do have concerns around these packages<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:21:05.320,0:21:07.320<br>including how they&#8217;re grouped<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:21:07.320,0:21:10.600<br>and how they will be delivered in practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:21:10.600,0:21:12.440<br>Government has also not outlined<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:21:12.440,0:21:14.560<br>a definition of complex needs,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:21:14.560,0:21:15.840<br>which really raises questions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:21:15.840,0:21:17.240<br>about who would actually be able<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:21:17.240,0:21:19.720<br>to access the support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:21:19.720,0:21:20.800<br>We hope to work government<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:21:20.800,0:21:22.360<br>on shaping these plans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:21:22.360,0:21:23.800<br>to make sure that all disabled<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:21:23.800,0:21:25.280<br>children with complex needs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:21:25.280,0:21:26.760<br>can get the 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