A major evaluation of the partnerships has concluded that they aresuccessfully bringing together professionals to improve services atlocal and national level. The verdict will massively increase thechances of the partnerships surviving the Government's next spendingreview in 2007. It also opens the door to further funding being madeavailable above the existing level of 2.1m a year.
Researchers from the National Foundation for Educational Research spenttwo years evaluating the partnerships. Their report said: "The regionalpartnerships have made a substantial and marked contribution to theGovernment's agenda regarding provision for pupils with specialeducational needs. The relatively modest financial input to each regionby the Department for Education and Skills has released a considerabledegree of professional time and expertise across authorities, which, inturn, results in outcomes which improve professional practice andquality of provision, and extend the repertoire of strategies andapproaches in relation to services. It is doubtful that activity wouldhave occurred without this catalyst."
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