Pupil and Parent Voice
This is what some of our parents and carers say…
The needs of our CYP should be met holistically
’conversations weren’t joined up; primary area of need interacts with other areas – parts of my child don’t work in isolation of each other’
Right services at the right time
‘My child would not have needed special school if support was available earlier’
School ethos
‘loss nurture within schools, it’s fast paced there isn’t room in the timetable – bring back care.’
Approach to CYP with SEND
‘we need to move from a ‘crisis/survival’ mode to a ‘thrive/optimum’ mode’
Communication
‘we need to know if he’ll be alright for high school.’
Partnership working
‘listen to parents they know what works for their child and what best outcomes look like’
Raise expectations
‘expectations of progress about ‘closing the gap’ should think of progress like the centile line in the child’s red book – is my child making progress in line with expectations for where there are?’
Appropriate funding
‘we didn’t need a special school if we could have had the right funding in his mainstream school’