The local area remains subject to ongoing monitoring visits. Including ‘deep dive’ activities and ‘Stocktake’ monitoring visits from representatives from the Department for Education and NHS England.
'Stocktake visits' from the Department for Education (DfE) typically refers to an assessment visit and are designed to review the progress and performance of the local area in respect of the delivery of the agreed SEND Local Area Priority Impact Plan (PIP).
The aim is to ensure that the local area is on track with their improvement plan and to provide further guidance if needed. In December 2024, our first stocktake visit took place and advisors from the Department of Education and National Health Service England did a review of our progress against the Priority Impact Plan. This happens in all Local Area SEND systems where widespread and/or systemic failures have been identified after about six months following the inspection report and the Improvement Notice being issued.
As a Local Area Partnership, we fully appreciate that the first six months have focused on implementing actions per the improvement plan. The next phase is to embed these into systematic changes and ensure sustainability. We acknowledge that the impact of these changes is not yet being felt by our parents, carers and their families. This will be a major focus for us leading up to our next stocktake visit, anticipated in July 2025.
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