The Golden Binder, Links & Summer Questions 30th April 2016 Dear All The Golden Binder has taken over for last few weeks…
The Golden Binder The definitive guide to support for children and young people with SEND in Richmond and Kingston (The Golden Binder) is launched… …words from Penny Hoffmann-Becking – EHCP lead for SEND Family Voices In response to the many queries that we have received - and after 6 months of hard graft - we are delighted to launch the “Golden Binder” – a detailed guide to how the processes related to support for children and young people with SEND are managed in Kingston and Richmond. It has been a genuine collaboration between SEND Family Voices, Achieving for Children and professionals, including schools, Health and Social Care. Everyone who contributed to this project did so either as a volunteer, or in addition to their ‘day job’. The binder is “owned” by a multi-agency group, including the SEN Team, parents and school representatives; it is intended that any changes to forms or guidance will be reviewed (roughly twice a year) and agreed by this group. We hope that this will mean clearer, more stable, easier to understand processes around all aspects of support for children with SEND. While documenting the processes we have worked with AfC and the other professionals to improve and clarify practice – so the processes in the binder do differ from what has happened to date. If you would like more information on the key changes, please see the attached Summary document.
How to get a copy The binder can be found on the Local Offer website: https://www.afclocaloffer.org.uk/pages/home/assessment-and-education-health-and-careplanning/the-golden-binder You can also request a copy on USB stick or in some cases a hard copy from SEND Family Voices (although we have very few of these - left there may be some copies available for loan). All school SENCo’s and Specialist School heads in Kingston and Richmond will have a copy by the end of next week, as will all SEN Case Officers and most professionals that are involved with supporting children with SEND (from Early Years, Health, Social Care, ISP, SENDIASS etc.)
Equality and Empowerment We hope that by everyone (including parents) having the same clear, consistent information getting the right support will become less anxiety making and more effective. Most chapters include a section on Who does what (and why) to clarify expectations.