Our trust is a family of 12 schools spanning early years to key stage 5, and including a PMLD unit and a unit for children with severe and persistent literacy difficulties. One of the challenges we face is we welcome pupils living across three local authorities, each with its own procedures. So, we greatly welcome the uniformity promised by the SEND green paper, particularly regarding funding and EHCPs. However, the recent change in government and the likelihood of a general election mean we don’t know when or if the already drawn-out review will bear fruit.
We’ve decided our vulnerable pupils, including those with SEND, can’t afford to wait. In fact, we decided that a while back, and we’ve spent the past year developing a new trust-wide SEND strategy.
