The Local Offer
Julie Hicklin and Maureen Howell
Code of Practice Principles
•Early identification of needs
•High expectations and aspirations for what children and
young people can achieve
•Focus on outcomes
•The views and participation of children, young people
and their parent/carer are central
•Choice and control for young people and parents
•Education, health and social care partners collaborate
•Clarity of roles and responsibilities
•High quality provision
•The skills, knowledge and attitude of staff are central to
achieving excellent outcomes
Draft Code of Practice
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Code of Practice – the Local Offer
Local Authorities must publish, in one place, information
about provision they expect to be available for children
and young people from 0-25 who have SEN.
Key purposes:
•To provide clear, comprehensive and accessible
information about the support and opportunities that are
available; and
•To make provision more responsive to local needs and
aspirations by directly involving children and young
people with SEN, parents and carers and service
providers in its development and review.
Draft Code of Practice – LocalOffer
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Code of Practice – the Local Offer
It is intended to help local authorities improve provision. It
should not simply be a directory of existing services.
It should be:
•Engaging
•Accessible
•Transparent and comprehensive
Draft Code of Practice
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Code of Practice – the Local Offer
It must include information about:
•Education, health and care provision (including information
about quality and destinations/outcomes achieved)
•Arrangements for identifying/assessing SEN and
requesting an EHC plan
•Other educational provision
•Training/Apprenticeships
•School and college transport/travel
•Support available between phases of education
•Sources of information, advice and support
•Arrangements for making complaints, resolution of
disagreements, mediation and appeals.
Draft Code of Practice
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Manchester Local Offer
• Has been developed by multi agency Local Offer group,
including parents
• Is located on Manchester Family Service Directory
http://manchester.fsd.org.uk
Categories:
- Education, training and work - Money
- Getting involved
- Short breaks
- Health
- Things to do
- Law and your rights
- Travel and transport
- Where to get help
Parents’ views…
• Information needs to be accessible and
transparent
• How school ensures staff have knowledge
of disability/SEN
• How to apply for a place
• Arrangements for handing over/collecting
child
• Accessibility of premises
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Next steps
• Template for schools to complete
• Ideas / want to get involved / questions?
Contact:
Julie Hicklin
j.hicklin@manchester.gov.uk
07508 783921
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