WEST MIDLANDS REGIONAL SEN HUB
Hubs of effective practice in Special Educational Needs (SEN)/ Learning Difficulties,Disabilities (LDD) were introduced as part of the 07/08 National Strategies SEN programme to disseminate best practice between Local Authorities (LAs). LA hubs also support the interface between LAs and the DCSF in helping to meet the needs of children and young people with SEN. Feedback received from the LAs that participated was very positive with indications that the programme had already helped local development and practice.The 08/10 programme has been informed by that work and has been significantly developed. Key changes include:
- More clearly specified national and regional priorities that will be the focus of Hubs' work
- A significant increase in the annual funding to allow coordinating LAs to deploy staff to manage the project
- The number of Hubs is reduced from 18 to 10- one to correspond with each of the Government Offices and two for London to facilitate a coordinated and improved regional focus
- The two way relationship of Hub LAs with the DCSF and the NS is further developed
The three major national priority areas to be supported by the Hubs in 2008/10 will be:
1. The dissemination and embedding of approaches set down in the Inclusion Development Programme (IDP) in LA support, challenge and advice to schools – Hubs will have a major role in supporting local implementation and evaluating impact.
2. The application of the DCSF 'Planning and Developing Special Educational Provision' guidance including its application alongside the new guidance on 'The Education of Children and Young People Experiencing Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties as a Special Educational Need'. The aim will be to support LAs in their plans to further develop a flexible range of provision to meet needs as part of the overall strategic approach to school organisation including Building Schools for the Future (BSF).
3. Narrowing attainment gaps, progression and evaluating progress. This strand will develop local work on progression for pupils with SEN/LDD and regional input into the forthcoming national guidance on what constitutes good progress for children and young people with SEN/LDD. It will link in with the work of SEN and school improvement consultants and apply RAISEonline to the progression of pupils with SEN.
THe Hubs will cover the 9 Government Office regions with 2 Hubs covering London:
1. North East
2. Yorkshire & Humberside
3. East Midlands
4. East Region
5. London x 2
6. South Central
7. South West
8. West Midlands
9. North West
Below is contact information for the Regional Hubs
1. North East Hub:
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Partner LAs: Redcar and Cleveland, Durham, Northumberland, Newcastle, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland, Darlington, Hartlepool, Stockton, and Middlesborough
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2. Yorkshire and Humberside:
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Partner LAs: Kirklees, Barnsley, Bradford, Calderdale, Doncaster, East Riding of Yorkshire, Hull, Leeds, NE Lincolnshire, N Lincolnshire, N Yorkshire, Rotherham, Sheffield, Wakefield and York
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3. East Midlands
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Partner LAs: Northamptonshire, Derby City, Derbyshire, Leicester City, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire and Rutland
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4. Eastern Region
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Partner LAs: Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Essex, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Luton, Norfolk, Southend, Peterborough and Thurrock
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5. London
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Partner LAs: Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden City of London, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Newham, Redbridge, Richmond, Southwark, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Wandsworth and Westminster
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6. South Central
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Partner LAs: Hampshire, Bracknell Forest, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Portsmouth, Reading, Slough, Southampton, West Berkshire, Windsor and Maidenhead and Wokingham
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6. South East
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Partner LAs: Kent, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, Medway, Surrey and West Sussex
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7. South West
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Partner LAs: Devon, Cornwall, North Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucester, Plymouth, Torbay, Somerset, Bath and NE Somerset, Gloucestershire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bournemouth, Dorset, Poole and Isles of Scilly
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8. West Midlands
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Partner LAs: Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihul, Wolverhampton, Warwickshire, Walsall, Telford and Wrekin, Birmingham, Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent, Worcestershire, Shropshire and Herefordshire
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9. North West
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Partner LAs: Lancashire, Blackburn, Blackpool, Bolton, Bury, Cheshire, Cumbria, Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, St. Helens, Salford, Sefton, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, Warrington and Wirral
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