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Early Identification and Intervention to Better Support Children and Young People’s Therapy Needs

Last updated: 31 August 2023
Integrated Therapies Strategy

9. Outcomes

9.1.

Support Children with therapy needs in the right way at the earliest opportunity.

  • Support more children in their early years (0 to 5) through early intervention offers
  • Have fewer children progress to statutory level need in Buckinghamshire
  • There are fewer children with speech, language and communication as their primary needs on EHCPs
9.2.

Universal settings are able to provide universal and targeted support to children with therapy needs.

  • Over the life of this strategy, offer 100% of settings training on implementing a whole setting approach. Ensure they receive ongoing support to meet the needs of the children they work with
  • Put in place a whole setting approach in 85% of settings to support therapy needs over the life of this strategy
  • 85% of primary schools complete universal language screening in reception, and years 1 and 2
  • Offer training on supporting therapy needs to 100% of Early Years Settings, Family Centres, Health Visiting Teams and School Nurse Teams, over the life of this strategy
9.3.

More efficient use of qualified therapists locally.

  • Ensure that there are fewer "not known" referrals to specialist provision for (Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment (EHCNA)
  • Families of children with more complex needs report better access to support for their children
9.4.

Improved timeliness of Appendix F to support EHCNA.

  • 100% of Appendix F requests are returned within the statutory timelines

Appendix F should contain special educational provision to meet all of the needs specified in Appendix B of the EHC Plan.

9.5.

A reduction in parents resorting to formal dispute processes to have their child’s therapy needs met.

  • Having fewer mediation panels and tribunals to dispute children’s therapy needs provision

Measuring outcomes

The SEND Local Area Inspection highlighted that we are getting better at how we measure therapy outcomes in Buckinghamshire. But, we know we can do more to consistently report how we meet therapy needs locally.

We will set baseline measures so that we can understand how successful the implementation of the strategy has been. This will link to the SEND Written Statement of Action and the Measuring Outcomes SEND Improvement Group.

The Plan will also contribute to the delivery of objectives within the Early Help Strategy.

  • Priority 2: further develop the Early Help offer to include a targeted response to the increased risk of long-term disadvantage for children, young people and families due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Priority 3: work together to provide effective Early Help in line with our strategic objectives and Early Help Partnership Action Plan, that supports children, young people and families to easily access support
  • Priority 4: develop a common understanding of Early Help across the partnership and promote a cohesive Buckinghamshire offer
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