Warwickshire SEND information, advice and support services

Summary of findings from Special Educational Needs and /or Disability Information Advice and Support Service Engagement Work

The survey aimed to understand how people currently use the service and also what was important for them going forward. We felt this would help inform current provision and also any future service redesign as we re-tender the service in 2018. The survey was open from the 8^th August to the 29 September 2017. In total we had 94 respondents. This included 2 young people, 30 parent carers, 38 professionals and 24 people who chose not to share their status. In addition we also attend a youth project for young people with SEND aged over 10 years. This involved one to one interviews with seven young people. The recommendations included: service customers views are used to informs the development of the service specification and evaluation for tendering in February 2018; the engagement report would be shared as part of the tendering process and with the current provider and . Warwickshire County Council should consider the training needs of schools/colleges around the SEND agenda. These recommendations are being considered by the SEND Programme Local Offer group. Members of the group include parent /carers and professionals working with children with SEND.