Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission will examine how youngsters with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are being prepared for adulthood in forthcoming thematic visits.
The watchdogs have published guidance ahead of visits to a “small number of areas” to look at “a particular aspect of the SEND system in-depth” between spring and summer 2024.
They will look at all phases of a child with SEND’s transition to adulthood, from early years settings through to post-16 education, to get a detailed overview of how preparation for adulthood (PFA) arrangements are working.
The visits “will not result in judgments about local areas”, but the findings will be published in a report this autumn.
