SEND and Inclusion Strategy 2025 to 2030
The SEND Partnership
We developed our Strategy by collaborating with a wide range of services across Buckinghamshire. This collective effort underscores our shared commitment to:
- fostering an inclusive environment where every child and young person can thrive,
- and reflects the widespread ownership of our strategy.
This reinforces our community’s unwavering commitment to inclusivity and support for all.
A message from some of our partners
As a dedicated partner in Buckinghamshire’s SEND and Inclusion Strategy, the Children with Disabilities team is committed to ensuring that the voices of young people with severe, complex, and profound SEND needs are not only heard but truly listened to. We deeply value and cherish these voices within the strategy, recognising that each young person’s unique experiences and perspectives are invaluable. Our commitment extends to promoting their wellbeing and actively involving them in decision-making, providing opportunities for these young individuals to access essential services. Collaborative, empathetic support is at the heart of our partnership, making our young people feel special, validated, and empowered. Together with the partnership, we are dedicated to delivering this strategy and fostering an inclusive environment for all.
Children with Disabilities Team
Children's Social Care
As deputy clinical chair and clinical director for children and young people (CYP) services at BHT, I have welcomed the inclusion of our service in the development of this strategy. In particular, I support the four aspirations as being the right ones for Buckinghamshire and anticipate that keeping these in mind as we move forward will steer us in the right direction.
Children and Young People's Service
Buckinghamshire NHS Health Trust
The Parent Carer Forum (FACT Bucks) is fully committed to working with all partners as they deliver this strategy aimed at improving the outcomes of CYP with SEND. We will do so by providing clear evidence of the lived experience of parents and their children and young people, as well as honest assessments of the impact of the changes being considered or implemented at a strategic and operational level.
FACT Bucks
We are excited to be part of this strategy and are committed to working alongside partners to support young people with SEND and their families. We recognise how critical it is for needs to be identified and addressed at the earliest stage to avoid risk of escalation, and we will continue to work proactively across the partnership to achieve the ambitions of this strategy.
Children's Services Transformation and Improvement
Buckinghamshire Council
This strategy is integral to all the work we do with families, schools and settings and a range of other providers who support our CYP with SEND. We are proud to be part of delivering and continuously improving our service and welcome being a key part of this strategy.
SEND Service
Buckinghamshire Council
We recognise the importance of the new SEND strategy and the opportunities it brings for children, families and partner agencies in Buckinghamshire. We work proactively with all partners to identify needs at the earliest opportunity and therefore support the focus on early intervention within this document. We look forward to helping shape the further development of services for children and families.
Youth Justice and Support Team
Buckinghamshire Council