Contents
- Introduction to the SEND and PfA Strategic Action Plan
- Ambition 1 - Children and young people with SEND have access to the right support at the right time and in the right place
- Ambition 2 - Children and young people with SEND have opportunities to live a fulfilled adulthood
- Ambition 3 - Bexley, as a Local Area, works together to use available resources in the most creative and inclusive way, to meet the individual needs of our children and young people with SEND
Ambition 3 - Bexley, as a Local Area, works together to use available resources in the most creative and inclusive way, to meet the individual needs of our children and young people with SEND
| Key Objectives | What we will do to achieve this improvement objective | Intended outcomes and impact | Impact Measures | Responsible Task Group / Strategic Lead | Start Date | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engagement and Participation with Children and Young People | ||||||
| Further Improve our Engagement and Participation with Young People with SEND and their families and carers so that Leaders have this information and use it to shape service improvements. | We will deliver Co-designed events with children, young people, & families - including Preparation for Adulthood (PfA) & SEND Marketplace events. | There are increased opportunities to hear feedback from young people and their families and to use this feedback to improve services. | Six engagement events are held per year (two per term), and these are well attended. | SEND Operational and Oversight Group | September 2025 | Ongoing |
| We will strengthen our engagement and participation by focusing on Global Majority communities, children who are not attending a school and children who cannot use words to communicate. | There are increased opportunities to hear feedback from young people and their families and to use this feedback to improve services. | We are using the voices from a wider group of children and young people with SEND to shape service developments and services. | SEND Operational and Oversight Group | September 2025 | February 2026 | |
| We will further publicise and embed triangulated surveys in order to receive increased and wider range of views from young people and their families. | We hear from a wide and diverse range of young people and their families. | The number of surveys completed increases year on year and this feedback is regular presented to leaders via the SEND Improvement and Assurance Board. | SEND Operational and Oversight Group | September 2025 | Ongoing | |
| The views of Young People and their families about health services are gathered and used to inform commissioning and service improvements | Each health service to review how they gather feedback from young people and their families and ensure that there is a particular focus on PfA. | Each health service to review how they gather feedback from young people and their families and ensure that there is a particular focus on PfA. | Parent-carers and young people's views are represented on the Health and Wellbeing Board and there is a system for gathering the views of young people and families about the health services that are available locally. | SEND Operational and Oversight Group | September 2025 | March 2026 |