Improving SEND Provision in Schools and Colleges

Descriptions

Develop and deliver a programme of activity to support schools and colleges to improve their SEND provision, with a focus on early identification, effective intervention and preparation for adulthood, in particular for sustained employment, within both mainstream and special sector providers.Activity should include development of support and training to:— equip school and college leadership teams, including governors, to review and improve SEND provision,— improve the skills of the schools/college workforce in both mainstream and specialist provision, for example through webinars, seminars, and expert consultancy helplines,— help schools and colleges access specialist expertise when needed in order to deliver high quality provision for children and young people with SEND, and— help local agencies to work with education providers and employers to support transition into and sustaining of employment.