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

Improve support around educational settings to help them meet needs at SEN Support.

The inclusion and opportunity service 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 SEN Support plan templates and guidance
  • Supported the design and implementation of a new SEND and inclusion support line, to help everyone get the right SEND support at the right time
  • SENDCo peer reviews
  • Revised processes to make them less time-consuming and more user-friendly for SENDCos

Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Commissioning Board (ICB) child and young person and maternity team has:

• Signed up to a new national pilot called 'partnership for inclusion of neurodiversity in schools' (PINS) in partnership with Norfolk County Council. The pilot will test the support offer for education professionals to better understand, support and improve inclusion in primary schools.
• Continued to develop the training platform for professionals on Just One Norfolk website, to enable them to access training on a wide range of topics in one place
• Started work on a new neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) digital library. This is in collaboration with young people, families and stakeholders across health, education and care. It will go live autumn 2024.

Mental health teams have:

• Been working in schools across Norfolk to increase awareness of how staff can support children and young people with mental health needs
• Developed a training offer for Norfolk and Waveney's children and young people's mental health and wellness workforce with the Talk (Training, Applied Learning and Knowledge) Centre website. The teams are working to expand its reach.