Contents
- Introduction to Bexley’s Local SEND Reform Delivery Plan
- News and updates
- SEND Reforms - further information
- Building Block 1: Strengthening inclusion across education settings
- Building Block 2: Access to specialist support and local
- Building Block 3: System leadership, local partnership collaboration and co-production
- Building Block 4: Encouraging inclusive culture and behaviours
Building Block 3: System leadership, local partnership collaboration and co-production
Putting in place the enabling conditions across a local area that ensures planning and provision reflects the local area and is joined up, including strategic co-production with parent carers and children and young people.
| Key Outcomes | What we will do to achieve this outcome | Success Measures | Responsible Task Group / Strategic Lead | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leadership and partnership | |||||
| Senior Responsible Officers (SROs) from the Local Authority and Health are actively driving improvement and reform across the partnership. | Senior Responsible Officers (SROs) for the Local Authority and Integrated Care Board (ICB). | Senior Responsible Officers (SROs) report that they receive and use timely inclusion data to drive the work of the partnership. | Director Children’s Services Chief Nurse for the ICB | Jul 2026 | Mar 2027 |
| Effective, shared, partnership leadership and governance across all system partners, with clear and mutually understood accountability arrangements. | Review membership of the SEND Improvement & Assurance Board, and Strategic Education Partnership Board, to support SEND & Education reforms and reflect education settings for early years, schools, Alternative Provision, and Post 16 providers. | There is evidence that partners are actively engaged with our Boards and understand local governance arrangements. | Deputy Director - Educational Achievement and Inclusion Head of SEND Head of Strategic Partnership and Improvement | Jul 2026 | Mar 2027 |
| Establish SEND Reform Joint Communications Plan. | The Joint Communications Plan ensures stakeholders receive consistent, clear and timely information about the SEND Reform developments and how to engage with them. | Head of SEND Designated Clinical Officer | Jul 2026 | Mar 2027 | |
| Identify and recruit additional Data Analyst capacity. | Data Analyst capacity is in place by September 2026. | Head of SEND | Jul 2026 | Sep 2026 | |
| Identify and recruit to additional Project Support capacity. | Project Support is in place by September 2026 | Deputy Director - Educational Achievement and Inclusion Head of SEND | Jul 2026 | Sep 2026 | |
| Identify and recruit to additional (Finance) admin support capacity. | Finance Administrator is in place by November 2026 | Head of SEND | Jul 2026 | Nov 2026 | |
| Partnership working and decisions are based on shared, high-quality data, including joint dashboards and use of a partnership maturity matrix to assess effectiveness. | Further develop joint SEND Dataset to ensure SEND Reform/Inclusion metrics, from the Local Authority and Health, are available to SEND leaders and education settings. | There is evidence that leaders across the partnership use data and information to evaluate and secure required improvements to services effectively. | Data Task & Finish Group | Jul 2026 | Mar 2027 |
| Co-production with parents/carers, children and young people | |||||
| There is strong co-production with parents/carers, the Parent Carer Forum, children and young people with clear evidence of how their views influence decisions. | Strengthen co-production and engagement by holding regular events with children and young people. | Children and young people report that they feel engaged in decision making for the SEND Reforms. | Participation & Engagement Task & Finish Group | Sep 2026 | Mar 2027 |
| Strengthen co-production and engagement by holding regular events with parents/carers. | Parents/carers, the Parent Carer Forum, report that they feel engaged in decision making for the SEND Reforms. | Participation & Engagement Task & Finish Group | Jul 2026 | Mar 2027 | |
| Review parent/carer and young people’s surveys to ensure we are seeking feedback about inclusion. | Feedback, including on inclusion, is monitored, to ensure parents/carers and young people’s voices are heard. | Participation & Engagement Task & Finish Group | Jul 2026 | Mar 2027 | |
| Carry out a co-production self-assessment based on NHS England guidance. | Adoption of a minimum co-production benchmark (based on NHS England guidance.) | Participation & Engagement Task & Finish Group | Oct 2026 | Mar 2027 | |
| Review Parent Carer Forum to ensure it is properly resourced and consistently engaged in shaping decision making. | Proposal developed to strengthen co-production arrangements with parents/carers. | Head of SEND | Oct 2026 | Mar 2027 | |
| Improving the confidence of parents, carers, children and young people | |||||
| Improved confidence of parents/carers, children and young people. | Completion of Minimum Standards for SEND IASS (Information Advice & Support Service) to ensure parents/carers are provided with high quality, independent information and guidance. | Increased parental satisfaction measured through existing surveys and engagement. (42% – 65% by 2028/29) Q2 42% – Q3 42% – Q4 48% Increase in overall positive responses to Bexley Voice Parent Carer Survey. (40% – 60% by 2028/29) Q1 40% – Q2 40% – Q3 45% Increased percentage of parents reporting their child is making progress with support given. (43% – 60% by 2028/29) Q1 43% – Q2 43% – Q4 48% Reduced number of requests for Education Health & Care Needs Assessments. (786 – 650 by 2028/29) Q2 786 – Q3 786 – Q4 741 | Head of SEND SENDIASS Co-Ordinator Participation & Engagement Task & Finish Group | Jul 2026 | Mar 2027 |
| Mediation | |||||
| Commence a review to strengthen dispute resolution and decision-making processes to ensure system partners can address issues early and consistently. | Dispute resolution and decision-making processes have been strengthened and shared with stakeholders. | Head of SEND | Jul 2026 | Mar 2027 | |
| Review description of local mediation and dispute resolution arrangements and how they incorporate the voices of parents/ carers, children and young people. | Revised description of mediation and dispute resolution arrangements has been agreed and published on the Local Offer website. | Head of SEND | Jul 2026 | Mar 2027 | |
| Maintenance of mediation metrics for timeliness, resolution rates and effectiveness to support monitoring and accountability. | Sustain the rate of tribunal appeals by appealable decision to under 2% – currently 1.5%. Q2 2% – Q3 2% – Q4 2% 100% of tribunals responded to within timeframe set. Q1 100% – Q2 100% – Q4 100% 70% of tribunals resolved before hearing. Q1 70% – Q2 70% – Q3 70% Effectiveness measure to be developed | Head of SEND | Jul 2026 | Mar 2027 | |