'You Said, We Did' SEND in Norfolk 2023-4

Professionals who work with children and young people with SEND, must be supported to gain specialist SEND knowledge and skills. 

The inclusion and opportunity team has:

• Developed guidance, resources, support and a training offer for educational settings, to help build their capacity and confidence to meet needs at SEN Support. Examples include:
  • New short on-demand SEND training videos
  • New inclusion and SEND toolkits on a range of topics, including transition and bullying
  • New SEN Support plan templates, case studies and guidance
  • SENDCo peer reviews

The Educational Psychology Specialist Service (EPSS) is extending their successful core consultations with schools to early years providers, giving them access to specialist advice.

The early years and childcare team:

• Offers an Early Years SEND Inclusion training programme at times that allow childminders and early years settings to take part
• Promotes key SEND messages and SEND training to encourage engagement
• Worked with Dingley's Promise to make early years online inclusive practice and transition training available to all early years providers. As a result, 98% said they felt better equipped to support more children with SEND.
• Has run communication hubs in around the county every half-term since 2023. These give clear and consistent messages about how to access and deliver speech and language support effectively in early years settings to 889 practitioners.
• Monitor early years provision across Norfolk to ensure it is of consistently high quality 

The inclusion and opportunity team has:

• Delivered a range of 'Steps for SEND' virtual classrooms to Steps lead professionals on Autism and ADHD
• Developed one-minute guides, inclusion and SEND toolkits, and elearning to help professionals provide effective support to children and young people with SEND
• Shared a differentiated approach for delivering relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) to children and young people with SEND

Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Commissioning Board (ICB) child and young person and maternity team has continued to develop the training platform for professionals on Just One Norfolk. This will enable professionals to access training on a wide range of topics in one place.