{"id":71385,"date":"2026-09-21T11:50:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T10:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/?p=71385"},"modified":"2026-09-21T11:50:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T10:50:55","slug":"what-are-devons-four-cornerstones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/what-are-devons-four-cornerstones\/","title":{"rendered":"What are Devon&#8217;s Four Cornerstones?"},"content":{"rendered":"\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 title=\"Devon&amp;apos;s Four Cornerstones: our approach to rebuilding trust and relationships\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ZiR9VUVPa_M?feature=oembed&#038;rel=0\" 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<p class=\"is-style-dcc-subheading wp-block-paragraph\">A new video from the Devon SEND Local Area Partnership talks to SEND families and the people who work with them about the approach the area is taking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Devon\u2019s Four Cornerstones have been co-produced. Co-production involves children, young people, parent carers and practitioners working together in an equal and reciprocal relationship. It enables genuine participation in decision-making. It is part of the Devon SEND Strategy\u2019s commitment to rebuilding trust with families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Devon\u2019s Four Cornerstones are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Welcome and care<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Value and include<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communicate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work in Partnership.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One parent says that feeling welcomed and cared for is \u201csomeone saying \u2018I\u2019ve got you \u2013 I\u2019m going to talk you through the next steps\u2019 and making sure you don\u2019t feel like you\u2019re going through this system alone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the film, parents talk about what each cornerstone means to them, and staff from schools and services talk about the difference the approach makes in building or rebuilding relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZiR9VUVPa_M?si=4rYvpQsq2HpiWNn1\" 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