The only people able to say how SEND services are working across South Gloucestershire are those who experience it every day! When the inspection starts in South Gloucestershire, OFSTED and the CQC will want to hear your feedback, which they will use to direct their areas of enquiry with the local authority.

At SGPC, we use your feedback to guide us. We want to hear what are your top 3 issues or concerns that we should make a priority to focus on

The services across South Gloucestershire are due to have a Local Area Inspection. We do not know the date for this as the inspections happen with no prior warning. We will be sharing information with you over the coming weeks about what the inspection involves, and there will be a survey that you can take part in to have your say on the local SEND services - your voice will be a crucial part of the inspection and will be used to decide what areas the inspectors look at.

Using the information from last November's Discovery conference a data pack was shared with stakeholders to help support the discussions with a view to collectively create ideas to help solve the problems.

Members of our Parent Voice team joined with professionals from health services, schools and social care to explore neurodiversity services in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

As part of the first stage of the Neurodiversity Transformation Project, the Integrated Care Board (ICB) created a survey in order to further understand the current experiences and journey before and after assessment for parent carers, practitioners and professionals who are supporting children and young people with neurodivergent needs. This closed on 31st December 2023.

Thank you to all those who took part in our listening event. It was really a helpful event in which we heard from families at all different stages of their journey and received invaluable information which will be fed back in the Neurodiversity Transformation Project

Back in September, we conducted two surveys for our community: one on Attendance in Education and the other on Short Breaks and childcare services. The results have now been published on our website.

The BNSSG ICB is currently undertaking a Neurodiversity Transformation project that will inform a future model to support children and young people with Neurodiverse needs. Incorporating the views and experience of children and young people, parent carers, and system partners is vital to the success of this project.

The knock-on effects of Covid-19 on children and young people’s education are still a challenge that families and education settings are battling with today. One being the issue around attendance, and more specifically, children and young people with difficulty attending school due to mental health - also known as Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA).

Have your say! Complete this survey to help shape services supporting children with additional needs and disabilities.

For the last three years we have been comparing data for children who receive SEN Support, which is those children who do not have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). This report compares those findings.