Consultation and engagement
Local Offer consultation and engagement
We all need to work in partnership to ensure that the changes we are implementing in Telford and Wrekin will make a real difference in the lives of all the children and young people with SEND.
With such a wide range of people and organisations involved it may be a real challenge to ensure everyone has an opportunity to participate but we are doing our best to give you different means to engage and have your say in shaping the reforms.
Please find our current and historical consultations below.
2023
SEND & Alternative Provision Consultation Workshops
Telford & Wrekin Local Area SEND Partnership invited representatives including: parents, carers, children, young people, partner services and professionals to attend workshops that would share ideas and develop an exciting new SEND & Alternative Provision Strategy for the local area.
Bringing together all partners, workshops were held in December 2022 and January 2023 to provide an opportunity for partners to share their vision and shape the future of SEND & Alternative Provision. The aim of the workshops included sharing innovative ideas on how the local area partnership can provide one seamless system that meets the needs of children and young people across mainstream school, alternative provision and specialist placements.
Discussion areas covered:
- Localised provision
- Making sure that the needs of children and young people are met early
- Children, young people and their families having the opportunity to participate in decision making about their individual plans and support
- Leading improvements and working together with families
- A preventative AP Offer
- Providing a system that makes sense
- Inspiring aspirational outcomes for young people
- Being data informed and intelligence rich, listening to the lived experience of children, young people and families.
- Having a preventative Alternative Provision offer
Making sure that children and young people are valued, visible and included in their community.
2022
The SEND Review - Green Paper for discussion and consultation
Have your say on the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and alternative provision (AP) system in England.
Share your views on the government's proposals for the SEND and alternative provision system by midnight on Friday 1 July 2022.
2021
Short Breaks Consultation 2021
The Short Breaks Statement consultation period has run from 18 October 2021 to 10 December 2021. As of 5pm on 10 December 2021, the survey is closed and all feedback has been logged. Thank you to all who have made their voice heard throughout this process, your responses are so valuable in co-producing the new Short Breaks Statement.
We hope to release an updated Short Breaks Statement in the Winter of 2022, which will respond to the development suggestions and feedback you have given.
Parent carer Local Offer consultation
Working Together for Parent Participation (WTPP)
This group has been formed to unite Parent Carer groups that coproduce within the local area. The WTPP aims to develop and deliver a communication system that will support productive discussion, development, and coproduction between Telford and Wrekin Council, Education; Social Care, Health partners and Parent Carers in the community. This initiative aims to ensure a consistent approach to communications and coproduction across the services.
Our aim is to incorporate their voice in structuring and guiding services moving forward. By working together with other parent carers in similar situations, we believe we can bring about positive change.
We are very keen to hear the views of young people and their parent carers. Please provide us with your comments by email [email protected]
Local Offer feedback is always ongoing - You Said, We Did