The SEND and alternative provision green paper, which puts forward a raft of proposals for reform of the SEND system in England, makes calls for mainstream provision to improve SEND support through the creation of “local inclusion plans” and “local inclusion dashboards”.
The recommendations suggest putting a legal duty on local authorities to introduce plans across early years, school, and post-16 education with support from health and care services.
Meanwhile, “local inclusion dashboards” will set out the role and responsibilities of partners offering support for children and young people with SEND up to the age of 25.
In a new blog, published on the children’s commissioner’s website, Dame Rachel de Souza said that improving access to mainstream provision for all children was a key factor cited by local authority in her attendance audit carried out last year.
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