SEND Strategy 2019 - 2024
Page Updated: 19th July 2022
In West Sussex we want all children and young people to the gain the skills and confidence they need to live well in their community. Children and young people should be supported and nurtured through an educational system that responds to their circumstances, learning needs and abilities in order to prepares them for adulthood.
To help up to achieve this vision we have co-produced a SEND and inclusion strategy with parent carers, young people, education providers and professionals from social care, health and education. Together, we have identified the following three priorities for our work:
Priority: Knowing our children families well (an inclusive, person centred approach)
Children and young people and their families will:
Priority: Meeting the needs of children and young people through our schools, educational settings and services West Sussex will have:
Priority: Working together towards solutions (collective responsibility) Everyone involved in supporting the needs of West Sussex children and young people will:
This page contains a copy of the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) and Inclusion Strategy for 2019-2024 and copies of action plans and reports to highlight the progress that has been made. To access more information click the arrows to expand the text.
- Read the final Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) and Inclusion Strategy for 2019-2024
- Read the easy read version of the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) and Inclusion Strategy for 2019-2024
SEND Strategy Board Meeting Notes
May 2022 Documents
March 2022 Documents
February 2022 Documents
April and May 2021 Documents
January 2021 Documents
December 2020 Documents
September 2020 Documents
May 2020 Documents
January 2020 Documents
Updates before the final SEND Strategy was released
Have your say on SEND and Inclusion Draft Strategy 2019-24
SEND & Inclusion Newsletter
You can view all past SEND & Inclusion Newsletters on the Local Offer SEND & Inclusion Newsletter web page
Related pages
- Accessibility Strategy
- West Sussex Disability Register
- Early Years SEND Consultation 2020
- SEND Pathways to Adulthood Strategy
- Special Provision Capital Fund Plan
- Record of Views of Parent carers and young people gathered at Pathways to Adulthood strategy consultations
- Framework for the Development and Sustainability of Co-Production (coproduction)
- Local Authorities Local Offer: What West Sussex County Council expects education settings to offer (area wide offer)
- Welcome blog: Strategic Co-Production Month in West Sussex 2018 (Coproduction)
- Welcome blog: Strategic Co-production Week in West Sussex 2019