Shropshire Draft SEND and Alternative Provision Strategy & Outcomes Framework

29/10/2024

Shropshire Council have developed their DRAFT SEND and Alternative Provision Strategy and accompanying Outcomes Framework. This has been informed by work that PACC reps contributed to historically and working groups that focused on this, however the presentation of this was not co-designed and as such some of the content has been challenged by PACC.

This is because we feel that some of this content has a focus on actions rather than outcomes, some of the content will be difficult to measure or may not be appropriate to be measured, and some of the content is worded in a way that could be seen as reflecting negatively on parent carers if outcomes cannot be achieved. We have also reflected that some of our previous contributions have not been captured in the strategy or the outcomes framework which we would like to see included.

PACC has made it clear that while we have had an opportunity to contribute in limited ways, we have neither co-designed nor co-produced these documents so far, but hope to do so moving forwards.

We would encourage families to respond to the consultation taking into consideration how you feel this would improve your families lives if implemented as expectations across the SEND System, and how can this be presented so that it is clear what is expected from the services and organisations to support families to improve outcomes and experiences.

We will be hosting an in person engagement event to explore feedback from the community on 14th November 2024 in more detail.

We are also running our own survey to understand how accessible families feel the consultation is. Please complete this here: https://forms.office.com/e/DE9HJd6Y37

The details of the consultation can be found here: https://newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk/2024/10/have-your-say-on-shropshires-draft-send-and-alternative-provision-ap-strategy-and-outcomes-framework/