CYP Plan, Goodbye Simon & Relaxed performances 17th December 2016 Dear All We’re looking forward to getting our phone up and running again on Monday 19 th December - just in time for Christmas…
Children’s & Young People’s Plan (CYP Plan) SEND Family Voices would like to thank everyone who contributed to the consultation on Kingston & Richmond Council’s development of this plan. Through our group and open meetings, we received qualitative feedback from 87 families, representing 97 children/young people across Kingston & Richmond. The key themes were clear and we were very pleased to present them to the Councils last week. There will be definite actions from the Councils and we expect to provide news of these next year. The final CYP Plans will be published by end May 2017. The overall theme is the principle “the right to an ordinary life” for our children, young people and families as whole. Just because one or more of our children have additional needs, does not mean that we do not have the same needs, rights and expectations as any family. We’re also pleased to say the findings from our consultations is so rich and informative that we will be able to use it in our development work with the statutory services. The Council officers are happy that we do this and, equally, are grateful to all the families that contributed.
SEND Funding Following our last newsletter on the SEND Funding Challenges, here are some national updates on the proposed SEND Funding formula for 2018
Four reasons why SEND funding is in crisis “The new schools national funding formula has serious implications for SEND, explains the head of a special school” https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/four-reasons-why-send-funding-crisis
Writing to MPs and signing Petitions Links are within this website, belonging to the National Union of Teachers campaigns team: “The Government’s proposed ‘Fair Funding’ reforms will not make matters any better. Without additional funding, a new funding formula will simply spread an already inadequate amount of money around more thinly. …The NUT and the ATL are calling on the Government to take immediate action to inject much needed money into an already beleaguered system and protect schools from rising costs. It is the only sensible solution to a crisis with which schools are already dealing and which is set to get worse. Enter your postcode here to see how school cuts & new funding formula will affect you.” http://www.schoolcuts.org.uk/#/