According to Ofsted and health watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC), successful partnerships between education, health and social care in the borough are making a positive difference to the timeliness and quality of provision to meet children's and young people's needs.
Inspectors said the partnership working is helping with the ongoing implementation of special education needs reforms under which all children with existing SEN statements must be assessed and transferred from the old system on to new education, health and care (EHC) plans by April 2018.
"All partners in the local area show a high level of commitment to implementing [the government's SEN reforms] and to working together to best meet the needs of children, young people and their families," a letter outlining the findings of the inspection states.
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