How do we create a SEND and AP system that better meets the needs of children and their families? Building on the SEND and AP improvement plan, we would like to better understand local delivery, partnership working in the system, cost and financial stability. What does good provision look like and how can we share best practice?
Background
A sizeable minority of children and young people in England face a significant range of vulnerabilities and disadvantages. These include those already known to children’s social care, children in need, those eligible for free school meals (FSM) because of low family income, those with SEND, in particular those who have an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans and those who attend Alternative Provision. Given the human, economic and social cost of poor performance in this area, we are seeking evidence on the best ways to improve outcomes for these children and young people, before issues become acute and require more significant intervention
Next steps
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Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Related UKRI funded projects
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Development of a research-ready dataset linking data on children and young people in London held by Local Authorities and healthcare providers
Background There are serious challenges facing social care, education and health services for children and young people in England. Beyond high profile cases of avoidable child deaths, the social costs of poor outcomes ...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project aims to develop a research-ready dataset linking data on children and young people, which aligns with the question's focus on understanding local delivery, partnership working, and good provision for children and families.
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ADR England Community Catalyst: Children at risk of poor outcomes
National and local organisations produce a wealth of valuable data, which can be used to understand how we can reduce the number of children at risk of poor social, health and educational outcomes. However, at present, t...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on establishing a national community catalyst for researchers and analysts using administrative data, which partially aligns with the question's goal of understanding how to reduce poor outcomes for children and families.
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Does local authority care make a difference to the lives of vulnerable children? Longitudinal analyses of a retrospective electronic cohort
The proposed research aims to examine, over time, education and healthcare outcomes of children who are looked after (CLA) by the local authority (i.e. in care). Existing studies that use only one point in time have show...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project aims to examine the impact of local authority care on vulnerable children, which partially addresses the question's focus on improving outcomes for children and young people in need.