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Our SEND Analysis in DfE Safety Valve and Delivering Better Value LAs Analysis, Insight Reports & InfographicsSEND & Inclusion

Our SEND Analysis in DfE Safety Valve and Delivering Better Value LAs

Many of the local authority clients using our SEND analysis services are involved in the DfE Safety Valve and Delivering Better Value initiatives. The analysis we produce supports local authorities with forecasts required for their returns, as well as the tools to identify opportunities for savings, for example through early intervention, better SEND transport planning or adjusting the mix of provision types. Local authorities often approach us and ask how we can help in future planning, and in getting better value from SEND spending. To help, we have a detailed case study on the work we do for Lambeth, but…
Steve Preston
July 6, 2023
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Ensuring your SEND data is ready for inspection Local & Regional GovernmentSchool ImprovementSEND & Inclusion

Ensuring your SEND data is ready for inspection

As part of their work to understand how local areas improve outcomes for children with SEND, Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will look at the information that local areas use to monitor the performance of your SEND services. Your data should be timely, comprehensive, enable you to understand quickly how you are doing and, crucially, make it clear what your priorities for action are. If you find that this isn’t yet the case, you are not alone. Issues about the quality of data and the ability of managers and councillors to evaluate how they are doing have been…
Steve Preston
January 6, 2023
Mime’s response to the Government’s SEND Green Paper Mime Think PiecesSchool ImprovementSEND & Inclusion

Mime’s response to the Government’s SEND Green Paper

This blog explores the Government's proposed changes to the SEND and alternative provision system and Mime's response. On the 29th March 2022, the Government released its SEND and alternative provision Green Paper, setting out proposals to level up opportunities for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The review is currently open for consultation, closing on 22nd July 2022. Here at Mime, we've been discussing the proposals and whether they are likely to meet the Government's ambition to ensure all children and young people have access to the right support, in the right place, and at…
Rory Nethercott
May 17, 2022