{"id":21375,"date":"2024-11-11T10:04:27","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T10:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/?page_id=21375"},"modified":"2025-05-01T16:34:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T15:34:43","slug":"we-will-develop-better-ways-of-working","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/send-local-offer\/working-together\/devon-local-area-special-educational-needs-and-disabilities-send-strategy-2024-to-2027\/the-four-cornerstones\/we-will-develop-better-ways-of-working\/","title":{"rendered":"We will develop better ways of working"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“The right service and support should be provided in a timely fashion and be flexible to meet the changing needs as the child grows. There should be a range of support for everyone who needs it so that no-one is dismissed because they ‘don’t reach threshold’ or are ‘too complex.<\/strong>”

– A parent<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

We are committed to a more joined up system that doesn\u2019t keep passing children and young people and their families around or referring them on<\/strong>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When this is achieved, you will see:\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • that families can navigate the system successfully from early years to adulthood\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • every service playing their part in supporting children and young people and ensuring that they don\u2019t just pass on to the next service\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • families experience high quality planning and provision from the most appropriate services\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    We are committed to providing helpful support when children and young people are waiting for a service<\/strong>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    When this is achieved, you will see:\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • that children and young people and their families know what\u2019s available to support them while they\u2019re waiting for assessment\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • an effective parent peer network\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      We are committed to improving the Education, Health and Care Assessments and Reviews to ensure better experiences and outcomes<\/strong>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      When this is achieved, you will see:\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • early and proactive action which prevents escalation of children\u2019s needs\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • good quality and quantified Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) which are clear, easy to understand and are driven by children\u2019s voices\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • an increase in collaborative working with parents, carers, children and young people to coproduce plans\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        We are committed to strengthening the partnership with parent carers and professionals, alongside schools and the community so that children and young people\u2019s needs are met at the earliest possible opportunity<\/strong>\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        When this is achieved, you will see:\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        • that services work together seamlessly to provide support for children and young people and their families\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • that schools are effectively delivering Ordinarily Available Inclusive Provision (OAIP) that meets children\u2019s needs<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • that families feedback a positive experience of the system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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          We will measure our performance against these commitments using:<\/strong>\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • \u200b\u200b\u200bfeedback from children and young people<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • feedback from parents and carers\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • an increase in the number of EHCPs issued within 20 weeks\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • reduction in complaints received about SEND\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • reduction in appeals to the SEND Tribunal\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • reduction in waiting times for autism assessment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1801,"featured_media":0,"parent":21367,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-21375","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-17 13:32:55","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1801"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21375"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21375\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21422,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21375\/revisions\/21422"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}