Special educational needs and or disabilities (SEND)
What do the people of Stockton-on-Tees need?
To try and reduce the suspension rates for pupils with SEN support and EHCPs.
To lower the rising permanent exclusion rate, which shows unmet needs among our children and young people.
There is an ability gap between pupils with SEND and their classmates across every phase of education, especially for pupils with EHCPs.
Prepare for the expected rise in needs, particularly in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and or neurodevelopmental and speech and language areas.
Our data shows that pupils shift in and out of categories of need during their time in education. For example, a reduction in Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) and increase in Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) as a primary need as pupils progress from primary to secondary school), and it is likely that there are unidentified needs for our children and young people influenced by factors including waiting times for Neurodevelopmental assessments and young people with SEMH needs with unidentified SLCN.
Pupils with EHCP and SEND support plans have consistently higher absence rates than those with no identified SEN.
Local partners report that children's needs are appearing earlier and becoming more complex.
