The board will take forward the recommendations of the Good Intentions, Good Enough? review, which called for significant changes in how children with the highest-level SEND are supported and educated in England.
The review uncovered multiple problems within the existing system. These included a lack of support to help pupils stay in non-residential schools, a lack of ambition for those with high need and a culture of "mistrust" between local authorities and providers deemed to be harming children's wellbeing.
"A significant contributor to negative experiences and outcomes is the striking level of mistrust within the sector," the report states.
"Adversarial relationships between local authorities and providers leave children and young people caught in the middle and can cause delays in them receiving the right support, frustrating their families and exacerbating their needs."
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