The Change Programme Partnership was launched last month in London with representatives from the Department for Education (DfE), the REACh Consortium, Local Areas involved in the Change Programme Partnership, the NNPCF Co-Chairs and other Parent Carer Forum representatives.
The launch introduced the delivery partner the REACh Consortium, a team formed of four organisations; PA Consulting, Impower, CDC and Olive Academies. Who will all be supporting the DfE to shape the reform programme.
During the launch, the improvement plan commitment to introducing Local SEND and AP partnerships to bring together partners to plan and commission support for children and young people with SEND and in alternative provision (AP) was reiterated, along with the policy objectives of:
- Improve joint accountability and shared responsibility across all partners, enabling inclusion of children and young people with SEND in early years, mainstream and post-16 settings.
- Ensure all providers are engaged in local strategic planning discussions and are represented within the governance.
- Facilitate alignment to and engagement with the local area health system.
During the day there was confirmation that the Change Programme Partnership areas will be testing over the next two years:
- A new national template for Local Area Inclusion Plans (LAIPs)
- SEND and AP Dashboard
- National EHCP template
- Multi-Agency Panels
- Strengthened Mediation
- Advisory Tailored Lists
- National Standards
- Early language Support for Every Child (ELSEC)
The data dashboard is due to be tested in the very near future in the CPP areas and then more widely by the end of the year.
The EHC Plan template is also due to be tested by the CPP areas soon too.
The programme will be rolled out in stages.