OFSTED THEMATIC REVIEWS OF ALTERNATIVE PROVISION IN LOCAL AREAS

Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) havejointly published anew framework and handbook for inspecting arrangements in the local area for children and young people with SEND

As part of the newareaSENDinspection arrangements, Ofsted andthe CQCwill carryout aseriesofthematic visits each academic year.They willconductvisitsto asmallnumber of areastoinvestigate a particular aspect of theSEND system in depth.

The first theme tobeinvestigatedwill be alternativeprovision.The purpose of the 2023 thematicvisitsisto:

Find out the extent to whichalternative provision is meetingthe health, care and/or education needs of children andyoung people Betterunderstand thepurposesfor which alternative provisionisused Identify theenablersand barriers to local areapartners working together to commission and oversee alternative provisionplacements Highlight good practice in commissioning andoversight arrangements for alternative provision.

Thesevisits will also provide insights for Ofsted, CQC, government,strategic leaders andpractitioners into the relationship between SENDand alternative provision andhow effectively arrangements forSEND andalternativeprovision areworking together.Learningwillbeshared to promote improvement in the sectorand findings will be used to update their approachto inspection, as appropriate. Ofstedwill not be making judgements about individual areasduring thesevisits, although they will share theirfindings in anationalreport, to be published in autumn2023. Thenational reportwill list the local areas visited,but they will not attributefindingstoindividualareas unlessthoseareas agree to be identified.

To read the fullguidancegoto: https://bit.ly/3jWXUEb

UK Trauma Council launches critical incidents resources

The UK Trauma Council (UKTC) has developed aseriesoffree, accessible resourcesfor educationalcommunities, to offersupportin preparing forand managing critical incidents The setofeasy-to-usepolicy templates, staff training and lessonplans areguided by five evidence-based principles to ensure children and young people feel safe, calm, connected,incontrol and hopeful, andare designed to help preparefor andmanage the response to potentially traumaticevents

Download the resourcesfor free: https://bit.ly/3YISUle

Free Online Seminar From The Anna Freud Centre

Afree online seminar from theApplied Research and Evaluation Division at the Anna Freud CentreonMonday 27 March, 17:30-19:00,will look at support forchildren and young people’s mental health and wellbeing in schools, drawing on learning fromseveral different projects and approaches. Along withdiscussing research findings, the Centre will look at specific approaches, explore their sustainability andconsiderthe implicationsfor young people, parents, carersand practitionersina panel discussion.

To book: https://bit.ly/3Xsp1ER