This report by SQW looks at the effectiveness of the support provided by the DfE contracted delivery partners to the SEND reform pathfinder local authorities.
The key findings showed a high level of take-up from and high levels of satisfaction from the pathfinder authhorities.
The report made the following recommendations for future support be:
- focused on provision that leads to tangible results
- commissioned as part of an integrated package of services/activities that draws together the relevant expertise and experience.
- coordinated and subject to strategic oversight by a central resource.
- underpinned by a common set of principles (e.g. to work across the 0-25 years age range, engender multi-agency working etc.)
- complementary to support that has already been commissioned by the DfE (e.g. the pathfinder champions and recently commissioned 2013-15 VCS contracts).
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