Re-visit of Bury SEND services confirms that provision has improved

Provision for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in Bury has improved in areas that were previously highlighted as being of concern.  These services were originally inspected by OFSTED and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in June 2017, where eight areas of weakness needing improvement were identified.

Since then, a huge amount of work has taken place involving partners in health, Social Care and education services, working with children, young people and their families to improve services.

Inspectors from OFSTED and the CQC re-visited Bury in May 2019, and found that progress had been made in all areas of concern, with sufficient progress made in the following five areas:

• Strategic leadership and vision to drive forward the reforms.
• Co-production being at the heart of strategic considerations.
• Services working together for children and young people with SEND.
• Awareness and understanding of the Local Offer.
• That children’s SEND are accurately and consistently identified by schools.

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