As Cabinet Member
for Integrated Children’s Services, I agree to:
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Extend the existing STLS district Service Level
Agreements (SLAs) for five months (April to August 2022,
inclusive), and new flexible three-year SLAs for implementation
from September 2022.
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Improve strategic governance and monitoring of the
SLAs as part of the wider Children and Young People Outcomes
Framework knitting together the SEND Strategy, the priorities set
out in the Countywide Approach to Inclusive Education (CATIE) and
the STLS Key Performance Indicators.
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Implement proposals for a consistent countywide
tiered model of access to specialist advice, support and
interventions from September 2022, including: drop-in
clinics, solution focussed Local Inclusion Forum Team (LIFT)
Meetings, Intensive Specialist Support to model specialist
interventions and strategies, and allocation of a named Link
Teacher to settings and schools, as a single point of
contact.
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Implement proposals for STLS to focus on targeted
and specialist level training. This
work to be linked to the development of the Kent Directory of
Resources.
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Offer the opportunity for chargeable bespoke
training where a need is identified which cannot be met through the
existing Kent training offer
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Improve outcomes for children and young people with
SEND by ensuring that all Specialist Teachers have access to an
equitable programme of Continuous Professional Development (CPD),
and that they have or be willing to work towards accredited
qualifications in an area of SEND or membership of relevant
national professional bodies.
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Incorporate the voice of parents/carers as equal
partners in design, development and monitoring of specialist
training for parents/carers of children and young people with SEND,
as well as involving them in service design, identification of
gaps, evaluation and
improvement.
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Ensure greater transparency and accountability as
part of annual financial audit to ensure resources are targeted and
outcome driven.
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Extend the Physical Disability and Sensory SLAs for
17 months commencing April 2022, with the intention to work through
the consultation responses to plan and manage the next steps to
create a fully integrated inhouse provision.
10.The Kent
Association of the Blind Habilitation
Service Grant to be extended in line with the Sensory STLS
provision, with a review of the service in the interim
period.
Delegate authority for the Corporate Director
Children, Young People and Education in consultation with the
Cabinet Member to award a contract to implement the Decision.