The plan was announced on Monday (18 December) and has been created in partnership with health and social care organisations in the local area.
It aims to tackle the widespread and systemic failings highlighted in Oftsed and the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) inspection report in July by setting out what will be achieved across five areas.
These include gathering and acting on the views of children and young people with SEND, as well as improving the timeliness and quality assurance of education, health and care plans (EHCP).
Councillor Kate Gregory, Oxfordshire’s cabinet member for SEND improvement, said: “We recognise that we are only at the start of our improvement journey and that it will take time for real change to be felt by families. We are working hard as a partnership to ensure we have the right foundations in place to deliver real and lasting improved outcomes for children, young people and families.
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