Special Educational Needs: Standards
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the role of central government in sharing best practice amongst councils in respect of responding to increased demands for SEND provision.
Answered by Georgia Gould
Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reform plans have been commissioned from local area partnerships, setting out how they are strengthening their systems to drive effective long-term outcomes. Where exemplary practice is identified, we will work closely with local areas, using mechanisms such as the Regional Improvement and Innovation Alliances (RIIAs), which support collaboration, address shared challenges and disseminate effective SEND practice regionally.
Where inspections, local intelligence or monitoring highlight concerns, universal, targeted, and specialist support and challenge are offered through expert programmes. Including peer‑to‑peer support from high‑performing local authority partnerships with the capability to support others; RIIAs; leadership development delivered by the Local Government Association for new and existing leaders; and support from the Council for Disabled Children through the What Works in SEND programme and Targeted Performance Improvement to strengthen SEND practice. This tailored approach supports local authority partnerships.
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