This Council notes that:
· Since the change in legislation regarding Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in 2014 the partners delivering provision within the overall system have seen a reduction in resources, spiralling demand, a pandemic and major recruitment issues.
· Academisation of our Schools has added to the complexity. In Oxfordshire all but one of our Secondary Schools are Academies and over half out Primaries Schools are Academies.
· In Oxfordshire all schools struggle financially.
· The Local Area Partnership inspection and similar inspections across the Country identified “systemic failures” across the whole system and families Children and practitioners are currently suffering.
· The System in England is £3.4bn in deficit in Oxfordshire this will amount to over £50m by March 2024.
45 years ago the The Warnock Report set out the expectations for the system and SEND Delivery framework. It is time for another such report.
This Council asks the Leader to write to the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Education requesting them to set up a Commission urgently to consider the current needs, resources and systemic change which is needed to reform the System in order to support Children and Young People with SEND.
Minutes:
Councillor Liz Brighouse moved and Councillor Charlie Hicks seconded the following motion:
“This Council notes that:
· Since the change in legislation regarding Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in 2014 the partners delivering provision within the overall system have seen a reduction in resources, spiralling demand, a pandemic and major recruitment issues.
· Academisation of our Schools has added to the complexity. In Oxfordshire all but one of our Secondary Schools are Academies and over half out Primaries Schools are Academies.
· In Oxfordshire all schools struggle financially.
· The Local Area Partnership inspection and similar inspections across the Country identified “systemic failures” across the whole system and families Children and practitioners are currently suffering.
· The System in England is £3.4bn in deficit in Oxfordshire this will amount to over £50m by March 2024.
45 years ago the The Warnock Report set out the expectations for the system and SEND Delivery framework. It is time for another such report.
This Council asks the Leader to write to the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Education requesting them to set up a Commission urgently to consider the current needs, resources and systemic change which is needed to reform the System in order to support Children and Young People with SEND.”
Councillor Eddie Reeves moved and Councillor Nigel Simpson seconded the following amendment:
“This Council notes that:
·
Since the changes in legislation
regarding Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in
2014 under the Coalition Government, the partners
delivering provision within the overall system have seen a
reduction in resources, relative to the spiralling
demand for its services, together with an
unprecedented pandemic and major persistent
recruitment issues that are widely shared across the developed
world.
·
Academisation of our Sschools has added to the complexity.
In Oxfordshire, all but one of our Ssecondary Sschools are Aacademies and over half of
ourtPprimaries
Schools are Aacademies.
· In Oxfordshire, all schools have struggled financially, given the country’s fiscal and policy challenges.
·
The Local Area Partnership inspection by Ofsted
and the Care Quality Commission and similar inspections
across the Country identified “widespread and/or
systemic failures” across the whole system in local
services, with “too many children” not receiving
“the right help until they are close to crisis”
and families Children and practitioners are currently
suffering.
·
All parties locally have acknowledged
that TtheSsystem in England is c.
£3.4bn in
deficit. iIn
Oxfordshire, this will amounts to over
c. £50m by March 2024.
45 years ago, the
The Warnock Report set out the
expectations for the system and SEND Ddelivery framework. It is time for
another such report.
This Council asks the Leader
to write to the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Education
requesting them to set up a Commission urgently
·
to consider the current needs, resources and
systemic changes which is that are
needed required to reform the Ssystemin order to
better support Children and Young People with SEND
and
· urgently invest in research to better understand why as a society demand for services is rising so rapidly.“
The proposers did not accept the amendment
.
Following debate Councillor Bartholomew moved and Councillor Fenton seconded that the question be put. The motion was carried with 37 votes in favour, 7 against and no abstentions.
The amendment was carried by 45 votes to 13 with no abstentions.
Following further debate the motion, as amended, was carried unanimously (58 in favour, 0 against, 0 abstentions).
RESOLVED (unanimously):
This Council notes that:
·
Since the changes in legislation
regarding Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in
2014 under the Coalition Government, the partners
delivering provision within the overall system have seen a
reduction in resources, relative to the spiralling
demand for its services, together with an
unprecedented pandemic and major persistent
recruitment issues that are widely shared across the developed
world.
·
Academisation of our Sschools has added to the complexity.
In Oxfordshire, all but one of our Ssecondary Sschools are Aacademies and over half of
ourtPprimaries
Schools are Aacademies.
· In Oxfordshire, all schools have struggled financially, given the country’s fiscal and policy challenges.
·
The Local Area Partnership inspection by Ofsted
and the Care Quality Commission and similar inspections
across the Country identified “widespread and/or
systemic failures” across the whole system in local
services, with “too many children” not receiving
“the right help until they are close to crisis”
and families Children and practitioners are currently
suffering.
·
All parties locally have acknowledged
that TtheSsystem in England is c.
£3.4bn in
deficit. iIn
Oxfordshire, this will amounts to over
c. £50m by March 2024.
45 years ago, the
The Warnock Report set out the
expectations for the system and SEND Ddelivery framework. It is time for
another such report.
This Council asks the Leader
to write to the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Education
requesting them to set up a Commission urgently
·
to consider the current needs, resources and
systemic changes which is that are
needed required to reform the Ssystemin order to
better support Children and Young People with SEND
and
· urgently invest in research to better understand why as a society demand for services is rising so rapidly.