Update on plans to improve borough SEND services and cut workload by a third

By Neil Speight 3rd Feb 2020

COUNCILLORS will be updated this week on work being carried out to improve Thurrock Council's Special Educational Needs and Disabilities service (SEND).

The service was given a fairly damning review when inspected by Ofsted inspectors and last year a plan was put in place to remedy a significant number of failings.

Key to the task is reducing the caseload of specialist council workers and at tomorrow's (Tuesday, 4 February) meeting of the Children's Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee, members will be told: "The council have identified additional resources to address the issues around capacity to deliver.

"This will ensure that caseloads are reduced from the current 300 to under 200 thus providing a more responsive service."

A further ten identified courses of action to improve matters are detailed in the report to the meeting, which can be read via the red button below.

     

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