Revised preferred proposal for further consultation for SEND Specialist Teaching Support Services 0-25 years Consultation Briefing Presentation Donohue – Early Years Strategic Spencer-Brooke –D &, Employment and Skills
Current context Approval has been given by the Council Executive for a further period of formal consultation on a revised preferred option for transforming the SEND specialist teaching and support services. The Executive Report for 9 January 2018 details revised proposals following a period of engagement from 2 May until 6 June and a period of formal consultation from 26 June until 31 August 2017. Our ambition remains to improve outcomes and life chances for all children and young people with SEN and disabilities (SEND) across Bradford. We need to: • Ensure there is early identification, early assessment and early intervention for children with SEND; • Make the most effective use of the outstanding practice and provision across the Bradford District; • Ensure continued use of our specialist knowledge, skills and expertise in meeting the need of children and young people with SEND.
Demand • There is increasing demand on SEND services. We have a growing population of children and young people in Bradford and a growing population of children and young people with SEND. The complexity of special needs in Bradford is increasing.
Current Consultations Childrens’ Services Increase in 0-25 SEND Prevention and specialist places Transformation Early Help across the District Service Support EYESP Places (Admin, data, TSS finance, project)
Revised Model As a result of feedback and responses during consultation, particularly from schools, internal staff teams and national organisations representing children and young people with sensory impairment, the proposals in the previous report to Executive in June 2017 have been revised. The revisions take account of the feedback received in order to: • Ensure that the proposals improve the quality of support and provision for all SEND pupils and meet the SEN Improvement test; • Ensure that the funding from the high needs block (HNB) is used effectively and efficiently to meet the full range of SEND needs across the 0-25 years age range; • Specifically, we need an option which both reduces pressure on the High Needs Block and increase specialist places.
Teams in scope Team Social, Emotional and Behavioural Team SEN Teaching and Support Services � Autism � Cognition and Learning � Physical and Medical SEN Early Intervention Team • Specialist teaching team Sensory Service (Outreach staff only) 0-7 SEND
Options in the Executive Report Option 1 (Exec report Para 3.2 – Para 3.5)- remain with the same services and teams with a reduced financial envelope. Option 2 (Exec report Para 3.6 – Para 3.14) - original proposed model with changes to how this is funded to reflect feedback from consultation. Option 3 - (Exec report Para 3.15 – Para 3.16) - the preferred model Option Reduction in Current FTE FTE Staff pressure on staffing reductions HNB Option 1 £660k 108 - 35 to 40 Option 2 £3.5k 108 - 10 to 12 Option 3 £770k 108 - 25 to 30
Option 3: Preferred Option O-25 SEND Inclusive Education Service High Incidence Team Cognition and Early Years Learning for high occurring needs. Social, Post 16 Emotional and Transition Funding: Mental Health 70% HNB and 30% Autism Traded Locality working
Locality Working Keighley 0-25 0-25 0-25 0-25 South West East and Shipley 0-25 Can align with preferred option in Prevention and Early Help Consultation
Option 3: Preferred Option O-25 SEND Inclusive Education Service Low Incidence Team for low occurring Multi- Visual Sensory needs. Impairment Impairment Team team Funding: 70% HNB and 30% Hearing Physical and Impairment Medical Traded Team Needs Team Centrally located
Centrally Located Sensory Team Physical and Medical
Number of staff in scope for this consultation Team Staff in scope Cognition and Learning 11.6 Autism 11.0 BESD 13.5 Physical and Medical 4.0 Sensory Outreach Team 27.6 0-7 SEND 22.0 Early Years Intervention Team (excluding 18.1 assessment team) Numbers in scope for consultation 108* (vacancies 9.0 ) * Note rounding
Proposed Staffing Structure for the High Incidence Team (funding 70% HNB/30% Traded) Proposed staffing preferred option Number of FTE Posts Current FTE Head of High Incidence Team 1 Current Management Posts Locality Leads/Specialist Teachers 4 6.6 Specialist Teachers (EY/Autism/Cog & Learning/SEMH) 16 26.2 Equality and Access (Inclusion) Officers 4 6.0 Senior Portage Home Visitor 1 7.4 Portage Home Visitors 3 Peripatetic Specialist Practitioners 8 24.0 Early Years Specialist Practitioners 4 Post-16 Transition Officers 4 New Business/finance/data lead 1 1.5 Admin Officer 1 1.0 Admin assistant 2 2.0 Total FTE posts 49 74.4
Proposed Staffing Low Incidence Team(funding 70% HNB/30% Traded) Proposed staffing preferred option Number of FTE Posts Head of Service 0.8 (0.2 ARCs) Team Leader Support Team for Deaf children 0.8 Business Manager 0.75 (0.25 ARCs) Admin support 0.83 Teacher (TLRs) 2.0 VI teachers (QTVI’s) 6.3 (including 1.0 vacancy) Specialist Practitioners 2.5 Technical Support 1.5 Habilitation Officers 3.0 Audiology Officer 0.83 Teachers of the deaf 6.8 Multi Sensory Impairment teacher 1 Physical and Medical Specialist Teachers 4 Deaf Instructor 0.5 Total FTE posts 31.6
Advantages • Creates one integrated team of specialists supporting children and young people from 0-25 years of age • Better supports transitions for example from home or early years settings into schools, both Primary, Secondary and Special and then into post -16 education, provision and apprenticeships and into employment • Reduces the number of staff/professionals that families with children with SEND and schools have to interact with and help to simplify and streamline the referral process through one single point of contact. Allows schools to enter into one service level agreement to meet the needs of • children and young people with the whole service rather than separate teams, right through to 25 years of age. • Reduces duplication of service support functions, for example of administration and financial support and help to build a more responsive, timely and cost efficient service.
Disadvantages • There would be a reduction in the number of officers employed by the LA to offer support to children, schools and families. • The team will need to generate an income of 30% of the overall cost of the service to maintain or sustain this level of staffing.
Rationale • This is the preferred option because it integrates existing staff teams into two teams which are more potentially viable and will help to retain specialisms within the district which will provide prompt and more consistent support to children, young people aged 0-25 years and their families and schools and better support transitions between home, school and into employment and training post 16.
Proposed Timeline Time period Focus OJC final proposals 7 December 2017 29 December 2017 Executive Report published 9 January 2018 Council Executive Formal consultation on revised 17 January 2018 proposal begins 17 January – 28 February 2018 Consultation period 3 April 2018 Final proposals to Council Executive Assimilation period, grading panels From May 2018 and following agreed HR processes for managing workforce change 1 September 2018 New structure in place
How do I have my say? • Responses and questions in relation to the proposal can be sent to: SENDConsultation@bradford.gov.uk • All feedback will be collated and presented to Council’s Executive on 3 April 2018. A summary of feedback will be published on line.
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