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Richmond SEND Partnership Board - Terms of Reference and membership
1. Vision
Our vision is that every child and young person with SEND is supported to engage in learning and has an educational experience that inspires them, enables them to nurture their talents, and provides a solid foundation for a happy and fulfilling life.
2. Purpose of the SEND Partnership Board
The Board will seek to ensure that:
Children, young people, parents and carers are listened to and engaged in the design and delivery of strategies, services and the support provided to them. Parents and carers should feel that they are at the centre of the team supporting their child, and their views and unique knowledge is essential to all professional decision-making.
There is clear and comprehensive information about children and young people’s needs and their outcomes. The Board will need to receive reports which present and analyse quality assurance findings, data and the views of children, young people and parents.
The whole system, with education, social care and health services at the core, works together and with families to understand and respond to children’s needs in a coherent way, with each partner contributing to robust assessments, plans and funding arrangements, and monitoring the impact of their services and support.
Local provision is continually improved so that parents and carers are confident that their children’s education, health and social care needs can be met effectively and locally; it is focused on achieving the best possible outcomes for children and young people with SEND, by providing high quality and graduated support that is responsive to individual needs at the earliest opportunity, and which maximises young people’s independence and prepares them for successful adulthoods. Partner agencies will need to commission jointly to ensure that we have the right local provision.
Assessment and provision is timely, high quality and delivered by well trained and supported professionals, who work effectively together and use evidence to inform their work, promote resilience and achieve positive outcomes for children and young people with SEND; services that cannot demonstrate this impact are re-provided or re-commissioned.
3. The Board will meet its objectives through the following ways of working:
The Board will centre its focus and start each meeting with evidence of the experience of children and young people.
The Board will hold partners to account for meaningful engagement with children and young people with SEND and their families, seeking to ensure this is embedded in the culture of all SEND support and services, so that the needs and best interests of the child or young person are at the centre of professional practice and decision-making.
Promote and support strong and effective working relationships between the organisations and sectors represented on the Board so that system leaders work effectively together and share resources in the best interests of children and young people with SEND.
Take responsibility for the effective delivery of the SEND Futures Plan, and that the Plan is developed and implemented in an effective, transparent and timely manner, including improvements to the quality and timeliness of Education, Health and Care plans and their annual reviews.
Act as a sounding board for proposals and options to transform SEND support and services, providing support and challenge to partner agencies and the working groups delivering the actions in the plan.
Help to unblock any barriers to the delivery of their plan within the sectors and organisations represented on the Board; help to provide solutions to complex issues and challenges in a timely and sustainable manner.
Engage with relevant statutory and national organisations, such as the Department for Education and the Council for Disabled Children, to identify leading practice that would support improvements to service quality and outcomes for children and young people with SEND.
Acknowledge and celebrate successes so that the whole SEND system is able to learn from each other, build resilience and ensure the sustainability of services; share and promote innovations across the partner organisations represented on the Board.
When central government funding is insufficient to meet children and young people’s needs, the Board will provide co-ordination of lobbying efforts for increased funding.
4. Membership
| Micheal Griffiths |
Participation Officer for Children and Young People with SEND |
Achieving for Children |
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Heather Mathew |
Children and Young Peoples Voluntary Sector Strategic Lead Manager |
Richmond Council for Voluntary Service
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Ian Dodds (Chair) |
Director of Children’s Services |
Richmond Council |
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Ivan Pryce |
Headteacher and CEO, Strathmore School and Auriga Academy trust |
Auriga Academy Trust |
| Jamie Fisher | Commissioner | Richmond Council |
| Jason Jones | Principal | Richmond upon Thames College |
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Director of Commissioning and Partnerships |
Achieving for Children |
| John Street | Adult Services | Richmond Council |
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Jonathan Rourke |
Team Coordinator |
SENDIASS |
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Karl Burgess |
Adult Services |
Richmond Council |
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Kate Jennings |
Senior Public Health Lead |
Richmond Council |
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Kelly Dooley |
Headteacher, Richmond Upon Thames School |
Secondary School |
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Laura Turner |
Mencap |
Voluntary sector |
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Denise Madden |
Deputy Executive Lead Integrated Care System |
Deputy Executive Lead Integrated Care System |
| Nicola Boyle | Clinical Business Unit Manager Wandsworth and Richmond 0 to 19 | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust |
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Head of Children’s Services and Mental Health & Learning Disabilities, Richmond |
South West London CCG |
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Nikki Craig |
AfC Board of Directors representative |
Achieving for Children Board of Directors |
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Cllr Penny Frost |
Chair of the Education and Children’s Services Committee |
Richmond Council |
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Representative |
Parent Carer Forum |
Parent Carer of child with SEND |
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Representative |
Parent Carer Forum |
Parent Carer of child with SEND |
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Representative |
Young person with SEND |
Young person with SEND |
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Sara Doyle |
Associate Director for Identification & Assessment |
Achieving for Children |
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Commissioning Manager |
Achieving for Children |
| Toni Whitehouse | Head of School Health and Social Care, Early Years, Supported and Inclusive Learning |
Richmond upon Thames College |
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Tracey Mabbs |
Proprietor, Kings Road Nursery |
Early Years Provider |
| Zoe Bloomfield | Clinical Business Unit Manager Wandsworth and Richmond 0 to 19 | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust |
Substitution at Board meetings will be by exception only, as strategic leaders are expected to make this a priority.
Board members should declare at the start of any meeting any items under discussion which are of direct personal or professional interest. The Chair will determine whether or not any declaration necessitates exclusion for the whole or part of a meeting. At times the Board may consider sensitive or confidential items. Board members must respect confidentiality when requested to do so by the Chair.
5. Governance
The Board will be chaired by the Director of Children’s Services. In the absence of the Chair, the members will elect a chairperson for that specific meeting.
The Board will have responsibility for programme governance and will hold the working groups to account for the delivery of the actions, benefits and outcomes identified in the transformation plan. The Board will be accountable to the Health and Wellbeing Board for the escalation of any partnership issues and for progress reports on the delivery of the transformation plan.
6. Meeting agendas and papers
The Board will meet on a bi-monthly basis. The Chair will agree the agenda for the meeting in consultation with Board members. The agenda and meeting papers will be circulated by email five working days in advance of the meeting. Minutes will be circulated 10 working days after the meeting. Administrative support to the Board will be provided by Achieving for Children.
7. Decision-making
The SEND Partnership Board is not responsible for decision-making. Decisions will be made in accordance with the decision-making processes of the individual organisations represented on the Board. For example, for the Council this will be the Children’s Committee, for Achieving for Children this will be its Board of Directors, and for the Clinical Commissioning Group this will be its Governing Body or Borough Committee.
8. Review
The Board will keep its terms of reference under regular review. There will be a review of the terms of reference annually; the next review is due in January 2022.
Board notes and papers
September 2023
Richmond SEND Partnership Board September 2023 - agenda (PDF)
Item 3 Richmond SEND Futures Plan Update - September 2023 (PDF)
Item 4 SEND Partnership Board Performance Dashboard (Q1) (PDF)
July 2023
Richmond SEND Partnership Board July 2023 - notes of meeting (PDF)
Item 4 Richmond SEND Futures Plan Update - July 2023 (PDF)
Item 4 SEND Partnership Board Performance Dashboard (Q4) (PDF)
May 2023
Richmond SEND Partnership Board May 2023 - notes of meeting (PDF)
Item 4 Richmond SEND Futures Plan Update - May 2023 (PDF)
Item 4 SEND Partnership Board Performance Dashboard (Q4) (PDF)
SEND Participation Feedback Richmond (PDF)
Item 5b Annex B: Transitions survey - young people (PDF)
Item 5c Annex C: Transitions survey - parents and carers (PDF)
Item 5d Annex D: WSOA Quality assurance, innovation and improvement hub (PDF)
Item 5e Written Statement of Action, Parent Carer Engagement Event, March 2023 (PDF)
March 2023
Richmond SEND Partnership Board March 2023 - notes of meeting (PDF)
Item 4 Richmond SEND Futures Plan Update - March 2023 (PDF)
Item 4 SEND Partnership Board Performance Dashboard (Q3) (PDF)
Richmond SEND Partnership Board Terms of Reference February 2023 (PDF)
January 2023
Richmond SEND Partnership Board January 2023 - notes of meeting (PDF)
Richmond young people (Year 12 and older) with an EHC plan, placement type (PDF)
Item 4 Richmond SEND Futures Plan Update - January 2023 (PDF)
Item 4 SEND Partnership Board Performance Dashboard (Q3) (PDF)
Organisational Chart for the SEND Futures Plan in Richmond (December 2022) (PDF)
2022
November 2022
Richmond SEND Partnership Board November 2022 - notes of meeting (PDF)
Item 3 Feedback on the SEND Futures Conference, October 2022 (PDF)
Item 5 Richmond SEND Futures Plan Update - November 2022 (PDF)
Item 5 SEND Partnership Board Performance Dashboard (Q2) (PDF)
July 2022
The Partnership Board approved the following agreement relating to Partnership Working in Richmond.
May 2022
Richmond SEND Futures Plan Update - May 2022 (PDF)
SEND Partnership Board Performance Dashboard (Q4) (PDF)
Q4 Safety Valve and Risk Register Agreement - update report (PDF)
March 2022
Richmond SEND Partnership Board March 2022 - notes of meeting (PDF)
Richmond SEND Partnership Board - Transitions Presentation (PDF)
January 2022
Richmond SEND Partnership Board January 2022 - notes of meeting (PDF)
Richmond SEND Transformation Plan Update - January 2022 (PDF)
SEND Partnership Board Performance Dashboard (Q3) (PDF)
Richmond Partnership Board Workstream 6 Update - Transitions and Pathway Planning (PDF)
2021
November 2021
Richmond SEND Partnership Board November 2021 - notes of meeting (pdf)
Richmond Written Statement of Action - consultation with young people (pdf)
September 2021
Richmond SEND Partnership Board September 2021 - notes of meeting (pdf)
July 2021
Richmond SEND Partnership Board July 2021 - notes of meeting (pdf)
Children Missing Education presentation and feedback from Jamboard exercise (pdf)
May 2021
Richmond SEND Partnership Board May 2021 - notes of meeting (pdf)
Richmond SEND Transformation Plan Update Report - May 2021 (pdf)
SEND Partnership Board Performance Dashboard (Q4) (pdf)
Richmond Parent Carer Forum Presentation - Dual or Multiple Exceptionality (DME) (pdf)
March 2021
Richmond SEND Futures Plan - DfE Safety Valve Agreement presentation - March 2021 (pdf)
Richmond Progress Report - Therapies Review March 2021 (pdf)
2020
Richmond SEND Partnership Board November 2020 - notes of meeting (pdf)
Richmond SEND Transformation Plan Update Report - November 2020 (pdf)
Richmond SEND Partnership Board meeting September 2020 - notes of meeting (pdf)
Richmond SEND Transformation Plan Update Report - September 2020 (pdf)
Richmond SEND Partnership Board July 2020 - notes of meeting (pdf)
Richmond SEND services during the COVID-19 pandemic Update Report - July 2020 (pdf)
Richmond SEND Partnership Board COVID May 2020 - notes of meeting (pdf)
Richmond SEND Partnership Board COVID 25 March 2020 - notes of meeting (pdf)
Richmond SEND Partnership Board January 2020 - notes of meeting (pdf)
SEND Support - spotlight notes (pdf)
SEND Partnership Board Performance Dashboard (Q3) (pdf)
Delivery Plan - Public Health Annual Report (pdf)
SEND Futures Plan Update (pdf)
SEND Partnership Board SEN Support (pdf)
Review of SEN Support - January 2020 (pdf)
Review of SEND Local Offer website 2020 (video presented at the meeting)
2019
November - notes of meeting (pdf
SEND Futures Plan Update (pdf)