{"id":74647,"date":"2026-06-09T12:48:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T11:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/?page_id=74647"},"modified":"2026-09-07T12:32:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T11:32:27","slug":"send-improvement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/send-local-offer\/send-improvement\/","title":{"rendered":"SEND improvement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page-section clearfix has_background_image text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-6a9ea0c8b45bd\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"parent-banner clearfix no-padding\" id=\"block_acf-block-6a9ea0c8b4626\"><div class=\"banner-outer\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"banner-show parent-banner-outer parent-banner-1\" data-aos=\"fade\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x banner-top\"><div class=\"medium-6 large-6 cell medium-order-1 content-1\"><div class=\"banner-content with-subheading\"><header><p class=\"banner-subheading\">Devon SEND Local Offer<\/p class=\"banner-subheading\"><h1>SEND improvement<\/h1><\/header><p>For too long, the experiences of many children and young people with SEND and their families in Devon have not been good. The SEND Partnership are working to improve SEND support in Devon, through the SEND Transformation Programme. Our commitments to families are laid out in Devon&#8217;s Local Area Strategy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-6a9ea0c8b4651\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"multi-column-cards clearfix\" id=\"block_acf-block-6a9ea0c8b6f45\" ><header class=\"content-header\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><h2 class=\"text-center\">How we&#039;re improving SEND support<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"content-cards text-dark\"><ul class=\"grid-x small-up-12 medium-up-2 large-up-3 grid-margin-x\"><li class=\"cell content-outer col-1\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"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\/\">Devon Local Area SEND Strategy 2024 to 2027<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Our SEND strategy outlines our commitments to making improvements in four key areas.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-2\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/send-local-offer\/send-improvement\/devons-send-transformation-programme\/\">SEND Transformation Programme<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Find out more about Devon&#8217;s SEND Transformation Programme, and the Board that oversees this. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-3\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/document\/devon-send-jsna\/\">Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA)<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>The Devon SEND JSNA outlines key trends in population growth, deprivation, health inequalities, educational outcomes, and access to support services.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-4\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/document\/devon-send-sufficiency-strategy-2025-to-2030\/\">Devon&#039;s SEND Sufficiency Strategy 2025 to 2030<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>How the county will meet the needs of children and young people 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