CYP Now - The value of measuring SEND impact

Changes in the way data is collated provides a more holistic view of provision, but still fails to capture a child’s outcomes, expert says.

This year's survey included information such as the name, date of birth, gender and ethnicity of the child or young person for the first time. Picture: Ermolaeva Olga/Adobe Stock

For many years, local authorities in England have been sending aggregate data on their cohort of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to the Department for Education.

The return is extremely important for the DfE given the high-profile nature of the area of SEND and the extremely large amount of money involved in the current financial climate.

Of course, any improvements and more modern ways of monitoring are very welcomed, but are we simply counting the wrong things in a better way?

The SEN survey – more commonly known as the SEN2 survey – is an annual statutory data collection that takes place early in the year.

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