Introduction
High quality inclusive education where children and young people feel they belong, are respected, and are optimistic and aspirational about their future
What does the strategy aim to do?
The purpose of this strategy is to set out our aims and strategic direction to ensure that children and young people with SEND in Lincolnshire are supported to achieve the best possible outcomes in school and in life.
This is Lincolnshire’s overarching inclusion strategy. It sets out Lincolnshire’s key ambitions and areas of development, which are detailed within our twelve strategic elements. (add link when created page)
Partners in education, health and social care are committed to working together to establish an integrated school system where children and young people get the right health, care and education, in the right place, at the right time. Children and young people are able to transition to adulthood and independence when they are ready to do so.
There is an established local area expectation and agreement for inclusion to be embedded throughout all schools and a commitment to fully engage with and implement available provision and support to meet children and young people’s needs as early as possible.
What is our inclusive strategic vision?
This strategy has been developed in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders, including young people, parent, carers, early years’ providers, schools and post-16 providers, health professionals as well as local authority staff. Together, we have defined our inclusive ambition:
children and young people, parents, carers and professionals will have a strong understanding of the graduated approach and support available in Lincolnshire enabling it to be implemented in a proactive, robust and meaningful way.
- mainstream settings will have strong knowledge and understanding of supporting children and young people with additional needs. Settings are able to use meaningful and effective ways to teach the range of skills that will enable aspirations to be reached
- settings are able to proactively work together with families to ensure that the home environment reflects the support taking place within the school practice, in order to best meet a child or young person’s needs
- children and families will feel supported by their community and have confidence with the SEND system, because the right support is provided at the right time
- settings and professionals are able to work with families to recognise what need is being communicated by children and young people’s behaviours, enabling wrap around strategies to be provided within a fully inclusive approach
- we will have high aspirations for children and young people with additional needs to enable them to be fully prepared for their adulthood, using effective support and planning to effectively meet needs and outcomes that will lead to higher achievement and increased personal resilience
