Issue - meetings

Report of the Executive Director of Children’s Social Care and Education

Further to Minute No. 5 of 22 September 2020, the Committee considered the report of the Executive Director of Children’s Social Care and Education on the progress made against the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Continuous Improvement Plan.

Members of the Committee asked questions/raised issues on the following:

·       The lack of data available against Action 1 – “To improve the poor progress made from starting points by pupils with a statement of special educational needs”.

·       Any qualitative data available to indicate progress against SEN school performance.

·       The outcome of the follow-up survey for parents/carers of children and young people with SEND.

·       Progress made against “All other reviews” and had Covid-19 had an impact? Any update on figures could be provided to Members.

·       How could responses to surveys be improved?

·       The therapy waiting times outlined at paragraph 2.19 and how many patients were affected. Figures could be obtained from Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

RESOLVED: That

(1)      the progress made be noted and activity be continued to be prioritised during the pandemic;

(2)      a further report be submitted to a future Committee meeting;

(3)      the Head of Communities be requested to provide any update on figures associated with progress made against “All other reviews” to the Senior Democratic Services Officer, for circulation to Members of the Committee; and

(4)      the Chief Officer of the Sefton Clinical Commissioning Groups be requested to obtain figures for the numbers of patients affected by the therapy waiting times from Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, to be provided to the Senior Democratic Services Officer, for circulation to Members of the Committee.