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Meeting: 14/12/2022 - Cabinet (Item 252)

252 Children's Scrutiny - SEND Task Group (Minute *68) pdf icon PDF 2 MB

In considering the Report of the Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Task Group (Minute *68), the Children's Scrutiny Committee at its meeting on 15 November 2022 had RESOLVED ‘that the Task Group Report and recommendations be endorsed and commended to the Cabinet. 

 

Recommendations

 

(a) that the Children’s Scrutiny Committee is thanked for its commitment to the Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) of children, young people and their families in Devon and for the work of the Task Group;

 

b) that, as requested, the Cabinet Member will write to the Secretary of State for Education, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and will continue to work with the F40 group to ensure fair funding for the children and young people of Devon, and

 

(c) that Cabinet thanks the Scrutiny Committee for the Report and that it is copied to the SEND Improvement Board for information.

 

 

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED

 

(a) that the Children’s Scrutiny Committee be thanked for its commitment to the Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) of children, young people and their families in Devon and for the work of the Task Group;

 

(b) that, as requested, the Cabinet Member will write to the Secretary of State for Education, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and will continue to work with the F40 group to ensure fair funding for the children and young people of Devon, and

 

(c) that Cabinet thanks the Scrutiny Committee for the Report and that it is forwarded to the SEND Improvement Board for information.

Minutes:

(Councillors Aves, Letch and Whitton attended in accordance with Standing Order 25(2) and spoke to this item).

 

The Cabinet noted that at its meeting on 15 November the Children's Scrutiny Committee had considered the Report of the Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Task Group (Minute *68) and had subsequently RESOLVED that the Task Group Report and recommendations be endorsed and commended to the Cabinet.

 

The Recommendations of the Task Group could be found on page 3 of the Report and were presented against ambitions based on asking staff, service

users and partners on what ‘good’ looked like. The ambitions were based on specific areas of improvement.

 

It was MOVED by Councillor Leadbetter, SECONDED by Councillor Hart, and

RESOLVED

 

(a) that the Children’s Scrutiny Committee be thanked for its commitment to the Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) of children, young people and their families in Devon and for the work of the Task Group;

 

b) that, as requested, the Cabinet Member will write to the Secretary of State for Education, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and will continue to work with the F40 group to ensure fair funding for the children and young people of Devon, and

 

(c) that Cabinet thanks the Scrutiny Committee for the Report and that it is forwarded to the SEND Improvement Board for information.


Meeting: 15/11/2022 - Children's Scrutiny Committee (Item 68)

68 SEND Task Group pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Task Group report, attached.

Minutes:

The Committee considered the Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Task Group report which looked at how children and young people with SEND were supported by the Council; how the Council worked with families, partners, schools and colleges; and the impact of the rise in demand on staff wellbeing and morale.

 

The Task Group had heard from a range of witnesses including the Council’s own staff, young people, parents, carers and school leaders.  The Task Group recognised the significant amount of pressure placed on the system and placed a special thank you to all of those working in Devon to improve the lives of children and young people with SEND.

 

The report’s recommendations were based on evidence gathered from witnesses and the Task Group wished to place on record its sincere thanks to the many witnesses who gave up their time to talk to the task group openly and honestly to allow the Task Group to fully understand how the system functioned.

 

The Committee thanked the Task Group for its exhaustive and thorough report.

 

It was MOVED by Councillor Aves, SECONDED by Councillor Letch and

 

RESOLVED that the Task Group report and recommendations be endorsed and commended to the Cabinet.

 

 

 

 



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