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Here is the second of our quarterly updates on progress of the SEND Priority Action and Improvement Plan, outlining our commitment to improve services for children and young people with SEND. Please see the full update attached to this email or read our local offer page, which keeps parents and carers informed about our progress.

The SEND Academy is offering free EHCP Annual Review training for schools and settings. The training is for all staff who complete annual reviews for children and young people who have an EHCP to support them with the annual review process.

An independent review has found that Hertfordshire County Council is delivering improvements to its Education Health Care Needs Assessment (EHCNA) process and that there is no deliberate policy to apply too high a threshold in determining whether to carry out an EHCNA.

You can read the final report on the Local Offer website.

The latest Inclusion and Skills update for June 2024 from Hero Slinn, Director Inclusion & Skills, HCC is now available.

SEND Commissioning within Hertfordshire County Council are excited to announce the launch of our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Community Activities Directory. This directory promotes a wide range of community activities for families and young people with SEND, a comprehensive resource for families and professionals.

The latest Inclusion and Skills update for May 2024 from Hero Slinn, Director Inclusion & Skills, HCC is now available.

Here is the first of our regular quarterly updates on improvements to SEND services in Hertfordshire, demonstrating how we are making progress against the priority and improvement areas outlined in the local area SEND inspection report.

The new James Marks Academy is a new communication and autism secondary school currently being constructed in Welwyn Garden City. This new school is part of the council’s aim to provide increased communication and autism provision, through a graduated offer, across the county. Whilst most children with autism can have their needs met in mainstream schools, through quality inclusive teaching, some need more targeted support.

You may be aware there are shortages in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) medications across the UK. In this article you will find some information to explain the current situation and some suggestions about what your education setting can do to support students, parents and carers to manage this period of shortage.

A new facility to support students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), at Bushey Meads secondary school, was officially opened by Hertfordshire Council Council’s Director of Inclusion and Skills, Hero Slinn, on Tuesday 13 February at an event attended by the High Sheriff of Hertfordshire and the Mayor of Hertsmere.