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Engagement and co-production

We develop SEND services by working with the children and young people, their parents or carers and professionals. There are many ways engagement and co-production improves services. You are at the heart of all of them.

Engagement helps us understand your needs by listening to your views and opinions through surveys, conversations with our team, at events, and in many other ways.

Co-production involves actively working with you to produce quality support and services, from producing a document to planning an event.

All of it is important and highly valued. Conversations are just as important as formal surveys and feedback forms which is why we are always listening to you and the services you use to find out what’s working well and what can be improved.

Vision

We have five goals for what our communication and engagement will look like.

  • Parents, carers and young people with SEND are actively encouraged to be involved in all aspects of the identification, assessment and provision processes in relation to SEND.
  • There is a consistent approach from the local authority, CCG and wider system to engaging with our stakeholders.
  • Professionals have a shared language when it comes to talking about and sharing messages around SEND.
  • Our Local Offer enables parents/carers, professionals and young people to find the support they need.
  • We use our communication and engagement to celebrate the achievements of children and young people with SEND.

How?

There are many ways you can get involved to help shape SEND services.

We work closely with local services.

We hope you will come to our SEND Team with any ideas, queries or concerns you may have. Contact sen@nelincs.gov.uk.

SENDIASS

NELPPF

CDC

Carers Support Centre

Local Offer Feedback

Annual SEND Survey

EHCP Annual Review Feedback

Patient Advice and Liaison Services

Health Watch

Parents Weekly Meetings- Email clare.linfitt@nelincs.gov.uk to join.

Quarterly engagement events

Children and young Peoples group – Contact lauren.thompson2@nelincs.gov.uk if you would like to join this regular group online.

Why?

What you say makes a huge impact. When you tell us what you like, want and need we can give you content and services that suit you. We want everyone to be represented so everyone can have their say and benefit equally.

And then?

As a result of working with us you benefit from quality services and support to enrich your life. We see needs as they arise, enabling us to adapt and bring positive changes to you sooner.

Local Authority activity:

  • This website, the Local Offer
  • SEND Logo
  • SEND Communications Strategy
  • Parents Weekly newsletter
  • Transitions document
  • SEND Annual Survey
  • Capital funding group
  • SEND Charter Mark
  • Access Pathway
  • Council for Disabled Children events

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment and Health Needs Assessment

The North East Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) is an overarching assessment of current and future health and social care needs. North East Lincolnshire Council and North East Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) have an equal and joint duty to prepare the JSNA through the health and wellbeing board. The evidence from the JSNA is used to inform commissioning to improve the health and wellbeing of the local population.

We recently reviewed the systems and processes in place in relation to the production and dissemination of the JSNA to ensure it is robust and provides relevant, timely intelligence and insight, including clear recommendations and provisions of SEND services.

A Health Needs Assessment (HNA) was a key recommendation from the DPH Annual Report, 18-19. We now have a more up to date and in depth understanding of the needs of vulnerable children and young people including those with SEND.

We use relevant findings from the JSNA and HNA to inform next steps and they have already been instrumental in forming the co-produced SEND Strategy, Local Offer, and more.

Coming up!

Watch this space! There’s more to come.

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