The Care Quality Commission and Ofsted published the outcome of the inspection of services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Wolverhampton, which was carried out in September 2021.
Inspectors spoke with children and young people with SEND, parent carers, leaders for health, social care and education. They reviewed performance data and evidence about the Local Offer and joint commissioning.
The Local Area Review looked at how well the City of Wolverhampton Council, the Black Country Integrated Care Board, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, the Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Early Years’ settings, schools and further education providers:
- identify
- assess
- and meet the needs of children and young people with SEND.
The outcomes highlighted both areas of good practice and those which require further development.
Following this, the Written Statement of Action was published on 8 March 2022 which details the steps that members of the SEND and Inclusion Partnership Board will take, and in many cases are already taking, to bring about further improvements to SEND services in Wolverhampton.
View details on City of Wolverhampton Council's Ofsted Inspections
Monitoring visits
Monitoring visits take place between the city's SEND and Inclusion Partnership Board, the Department for Education, and NHS England to ensure that the outlined development within the Written Statement of Action (WSOA) are progressing. The key findings that have been highlighted during the monitoring visits are mentioned in the sections below: