Mott McDonald have undertaken a review of all local offers in order to analyse key areas of compliance. The North West reviews have been published on the North West Network website so that you can access these easily. The link below will give you access to each area's local offer review and also the methodology that Mott McDonald used to complete the analysis. As well as understanding your own local area, it is also useful to see the findings from other areas as this may act

Huge thanks to our NW colleagues in Lancashire for sharing the following example of practice. __________________________________________ The Lancashire SEND partnership The Lancashire SEND Partnership was formed following the Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) joint inspection of special educational needs and disability (SEND) services in their local area. The partnership brings together all the agencies in Lancashire which provide the SEND services for children, yo

Huge thanks to our NW colleagues in Warrington and Knowsley for sharing the following example of practice. __________________________________________ Warrington, Knowsley and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health worked together over five months to develop the Being Me resources through workshops and activity sessions with more than 20 Children in Care Council members. The free toolkit includes the following resources: Feelings teller game Feelings poster Children

Huge thanks to our NW colleagues in Wigan for sharing the following example of practice. _________________________________ The Wigan Deal Over a period of six years, public services in Wigan have been through a major process of transformation, based on the idea of building a different relationship with local people. The new approach to delivering services has become known as the Wigan Deal. A report from the King’s Fund provides an independent critique of the Wigan Deal drawi

Have you seen the consultations in the latest NW SEND Network newsletter for July? The following links provide access directly to the consultations, or you can access these via the NW SEND Network Newsletter here CURRENT CONSULTATIONS SEND Information, Advice and Support Services DfE consultation on School Transport Restraint and Guidance Consultation

The July edition of the North West SEND Network newsletter is now available on the newsletter page of the website. Click below to access the July newsletter along with past editions. A great way you keep in touch Click Here to access Newsletters