Welcome to the SEN Services Home Page
Priorities 5 and 8 of Worcestershire's Children and Young
People's Plan for 2008 – 2011 are all about young people achieving
their potential :
- Priority 5 : Raise the achievement of all
children and young people
- Priority 8: Ensure that all young
people are able to access appropriate education, employment and
training opportunities and make progress
Worcestershire has a range of services dedicated to achieving
these and is committed to providing positive outcomes for all its
children, including those with Additional Needs.
The Additional Needs Service offers support
through two strands -
Who are we/what is our role within Children's Services?
SEN Services carry out the statutory elements of the SEN
process in line with the SEN Code of Practice, which
involves:
- Co-ordination and management of statutory assessments of
children's special educational needs, and writing of statements of
SEN
- Representing the LA at SEN and Disability Tribunals
- Monitoring of provision for children with statements of SEN in
maintained schools and within the independent and non-maintained
sectors.
- Monitoring of provision for "Out-county" children with
statements of SEN in maintained schools and within the independent
and non-maintained sectors.
Another aspect of the team's work is the management and
development of special educational needs provision through
involvement in:
- Admissions to special schools, units and mainstream schools for
children with SEN.
- Liaison with Worcestershire Health Authority, Trusts, Social
Care and the voluntary sector.
SEN Services work closely with other teams within Children's
Services, including Educational Psychology, Behaviour Support,
Education Welfare, ISL, Additional Learning Needs, Social Care
teams, Worcestershire Specialist Children's Service, Portage, Early
Years.
They also work closely with Parent Partnership (see website
link) on the publication of guidance for parents on many aspects of
SEN.
If you wish contact the Parent Partnership
team:
Parent Partnership Service
Tel: 01905 727940
Website: http://www.ppsworcs.co.uk/
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