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How we produced our strategy, its scope and purpose
We worked jointly on this strategy with the Wiltshire Parent Carer Council (WPCC), our children and young people with lived experience of SEND and AP, our Young Pioneers group, our early years settings, schools and colleges, practitioners, the voluntary and community sector and the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire NHS Integrated Care Board.
Over the past year, we have worked together with our families at face-to-face events, through online discussion groups, surveys to our schools and settings, and with children and young people through polls and group discussions. In doing so, we have ensured that the voice of our local area has fully informed the priorities identified and shaped our collective vision.
We are dedicated to working together for better outcomes, through embedding the priorities in this strategy into a delivery plan. We understand that for us to deliver cohesive, holistic support to our children and families we must work together to keep aspirations and needs at the centre of what we do.
Welcome to the Wiltshire SEND and Alternative Provision Strategy 2024-29, our plan for children and young people with SEND or in Alternative Provision in Wiltshire.
Getting the right support at the right time, identifying and acting on our children's needs at the earliest opportunity and through promotion of inclusive approaches and practice across the local area.
Provide opportunities for timely planning, reflective of the views of the child or young person and parent-carers' current needs, that have clear outcomes.
Ensuring excellent quality communication and information, for families to have a positive experience when navigating services, with information that is easy to access and use.
Professionals and officers across the SEND system will have the skills, knowledge, and training to enable effective collaboration across services, joint assessments and sharing of good practice.
Children and young people will be prepared for adulthood and experience timely transitions, leading to increased skills, greater independence, and a greater range of opportunities in life.