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Council for Disabled Children / What Works in SEND (73)

Documents from Council for Disabled Children / What Works in SEND
Title
Case study 2026
South Manchester's Early Years Social Communication Pathway pilot (pdf, 555KB)
Manchester City Council
Speech language communication Early years Effective practice
Case study 2026
Effective practice case study: SEND school improvement in Northumberland (pdf, 456KB)
Northumberland County Council
School improvement Effective practice
Guidance 2026
Practical considerations for setting up and sustaining an effective approach to youth voice in local SEND systems (pdf, 517KB)
Voice of the child
Case study 2026
Effective practice case study: Bath and North East Somerset's early intervention in the early years (pdf, 403KB)
Bath & North East Somerset Council
Early years Effective practice
Case study 2026
Effective practice case study: Enfield's primary to secondary transitions improvement programme (pdf, 263KB)
Enfield London Borough Council
Transitions Effective practice
Case study 2026
Effective practice case study: Telford & Wrekin's Key Stage 1-3 alternative provision outreach intervention model (pdf, 436KB)
Telford & Wrekin Council
Alternative provision Outreach Effective practice
Case study 2026
Effective practice case study: rebuilding relationships within North Somerset's local SEND system (pdf, 312KB)
North Somerset Council
Partnership working Effective practice
Case study 2026
Effective practice case study: Early Talk for York - supporting children with speech, language and communication (pdf, 405KB)
York City Council
Speech language communication Early years Effective practice
Case study 2026
Effective practice case study: Tameside - supporting parents through the SEND Health Navigator Service (pdf, 1.3MB)
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Health Effective practice
Case study 2025
Effective practice case study: supporting children under 5 through the Early Years Partnership in North Tyneside (pdf, 331KB)
North Tyneside Council
Early years Partnership working Effective practice
Case study 2025
Effective practice case study: Hertfordshire's continuous improvement journey (pdf, 389KB)
Hertfordshire County Council
Service delivery Effective practice
Case study 2025
Effective practice case study: the Nursery Inclusion Project for All in Wandsworth (pdf, 366KB)
Wandsworth Borough Council
Early years Inclusion Effective practice
Research 2025
Learning synthesis: lessons learned from What Works in SEND research studies (pdf, 954KB)
Learning synthesis
Research 2025
What does good look and feel like in co-production in SEND services? (pdf, 635KB)
Co production
Research 2025
What makes joint commissioning effective in local SEND partnerships? (pdf, 1.1MB)
Commissioning Partnership working
Research 2025
Delivery of services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities: full report (pdf, 2.6MB)
Service delivery
Case study 2025
Effective practice case study: Dorset's approach to strategic co-production and amplifying children and young people's voice (pdf, 283KB)
Dorset Council
Co production Voice of the child Effective practice
Case study 2025
Effective practice case study: strengthening co-production with parents, carers and young people in Haringey (pdf, 296KB)
Haringey London Borough Council
Co production Effective practice
Case study 2025
Effective practice case study: supporting parents of children waiting for a neurodevelopmental assessment in West London (pdf, 340KB)
Neurodivergence Effective practice
Case study 2025
Effective practice case study: embedding youth voice in decision-making through Surrey ATLAS (pdf, 315KB)
Surrey County Council
Voice of the child Effective practice
Case study 2025
Effective practice case study: the Harrow preschool speech and language therapy service's universal and targeted support (pdf, 331KB)
Harrow London Borough Council
Speech language communication Early years Effective practice
Case study 2025
Effective practice case study: supporting young people with SEND into training and employment in Middlesbrough (pdf, 237KB)
Middlesbrough Council
Post 16 Employment Effective practice
Case study 2025
Effective practice case study: Middlesbrough's targeted inclusion and outreach support offer (pdf, 408KB)
Middlesbrough Council
Inclusion Outreach Effective practice
Case study 2025
Effective practice case study: supporting strategic partnership working between Manchester's special schools (pdf, 365KB)
Manchester City Council
Partnership working Special schools Effective practice
Case study 2024
Effective practice case study: working with the voluntary and community sector to strengthen the NDD pre-diagnostic support offer in Buckinghamshire (pdf, 209KB)
Buckinghamshire Council
Neurodivergence Effective practice
Case study 2024
Effective practice case study: giving young people with SEND a voice through the Essex Multi Schools Council (pdf, 638KB)
Essex County Council
Voice of the child Effective practice
Research 2024
Inclusion of children and young people with SEND in schools: how can local areas support schools? full report (pdf, 1.8MB)
Inclusion Schools
Research 2024
Inclusion of children and young people with SEND in schools: how can local areas support schools? key messages (pdf, 1.2MB)
Inclusion Schools
Research 2024
Intervention in local areas when delivery of services for children and young people with SEND have serious weaknesses: full report (pdf, 576KB)
Intervention Service delivery
Research 2024
Intervention in local areas when delivery of services for children and young people with SEND have serious weaknesses: key messages (pdf, 286KB)
Intervention Service delivery
Research 2024
Roles and responsibilities within local SEND and alternative provision partnerships: leadership in the middle - key messages (pdf, 656KB)
Leadership Partnership working
Research 2024
Roles and responsibilities within local SEND and alternative provision partnerships: leadership in the middle - full report (pdf, 917KB)
Leadership Partnership working
Case study 2024
Effective practice case study: developing local schools for children in Barking and Dagenham (pdf, 321KB)
Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council
Sufficiency Effective practice
Case study 2024
Effective practice case study: SEND clusters in South Gloucestershire (pdf, 445KB)
South Gloucestershire Council
Effective practice
Case study 2024
Effective practice case study: genuine partnerships and the four cornerstones approach to co-production in Rotherham (pdf, 285KB)
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Co production Effective practice
Research 2024
Co-production models and practices in UK local authorities and local government: key messages (pdf, 333KB)
Co production
Research 2024
Co-production models and practices in UK local authorities and local government: full report (pdf, 933KB)
Co production
Research 2024
Effective leadership in complex public services: key messages (pdf, 387KB)
Leadership
Research 2024
Effective leadership in complex public services: full report (pdf, 989KB)
Leadership
Guidance 2024
What Works in SEND: enablers and improvement cycles (pdf, 6.7MB)
Learning synthesis Service delivery
Research 2024
Education, Health and Care plans: a qualitative investigation into service user experiences of the planning process (pdf, 881KB)
EHC plans
Research 2024
Ingredients for improving delivery of services for children with SEND: key messages (pdf, 339KB)
Service delivery
Research 2024
Effective service provision and partnerships in service providers for children and young people with SEND: a mixed methods systematic review (pdf, 2.4MB)
Partnership working Service delivery
Research 2024
Effective service provision and partnerships in service providers for children and young people with SEND: key messages (pdf, 884KB)
Partnership working Service delivery
Case study 2024
Effective practice case study: implementing the Designated Social Care Officer role in Shropshire (pdf, 405KB)
Shropshire Council
Social care Effective practice
Case study 2024
Effective practice case study: creating the role of a SEND Strategic Lead in a healthcare provider in Northumbria (pdf, 309KB)
Northumberland County Council
Health Leadership Effective practice
Case study 2024
Effective practice case study: supported internships in Manchester (pdf, 329KB)
Manchester City Council
Post 16 Employment Effective practice
Case study 2024
Effective practice case study: increasing awareness and take-up of learning disability annual health checks for young people in Gateshead (pdf, 269KB)
Gateshead Council
Health Learning disability Effective practice
Case study 2024
Effective practice case study: developing ordinarily available provision in Portsmouth (pdf, 363KB)
Portsmouth City Council
Ordinarily available provision Effective practice
Research 2024
Ingredients for improving delivery of services for children with SEND: full report (Delivering Better Outcomes Programme) (pdf, 2.7MB)
Service delivery
Research 2024
Ingredients for improving delivery of services for children with SEND: summary report (pdf, 231KB)
Service delivery
Case study 2024
Effective practice case study: developing a holistic approach to SEN support in the early years in Herefordshire (pdf, 430KB)
Herefordshire Council
Early years Effective practice
Case study 2024
Effective practice case study: Lincolnshire Young Voices (pdf, 307KB)
Lincolnshire County Council
Voice of the child Effective practice
Research 2024
Alternative provision: exploring the effectiveness of outreach services (pdf, 2.6MB)
Alternative provision Outreach
Research 2024
Alternative provision: exploring the effectiveness of outreach services: executive summary (pdf, 874KB)
Alternative provision Outreach
Research 2024
Alternative provision: exploring the effectiveness of outreach services: key messages (pdf, 539KB)
Alternative provision Outreach
Case study 2023
Effective practice case study: co-operation and assistance - sustaining strong strategic partnership working in Islington (pdf, 879KB)
Islington London Borough Council
Partnership working Effective practice
Case study 2023
Effective practice case study: developing strategic co-production through the Wiltshire Parent Carer Council (pdf, 1.2MB)
Wiltshire Council
Co production Effective practice
Case study 2023
Effective practice case study: Manchester's approach to a co-produced community offer (pdf, 1010KB)
Manchester City Council
Co production Effective practice
Research 2022
Key health outcomes for children and young people with neurodisability: qualitative research with young people and parents (pdf, 2MB)
Health Neurodisability
Research 2022
It takes leaders to break down siloes (pdf, 1.3MB)
Integration Leadership
Research 2022
It takes leaders to break down siloes: executive summary (pdf, 1.4MB)
Integration Leadership
Guidance 2022
Shaping services around your child: parent carer resource (pdf, 2.3MB)
Integration Leadership
Research 2022
Exploring the education, training and support needs of those who provide care for children and young people with learning disabilities (pdf, 2.9MB)
Workforce Learning disability
Guidance 2022
Exploring the education, training and support needs of those who provide care: easy read (pdf, 2.7MB)
Workforce Learning disability
Research 2022
Transforming culture and practice in children's social care assessment: phase 1 & 2 (pdf, 4.5MB)
Social care Assessment
Research 2022
Transforming culture and practice in children's social care assessment: phase 3 & 4 (pdf, 4.6MB)
Social care Assessment
Research 2022
Early years, SEN and disability: likely features of effective practice (a report for the DfE) (pdf, 551KB)
Early years
Research 2022
These are our children: a review by Dame Christine Lenehan (pdf, 702KB)
Mental health Learning disability
Research 2022
Research into how local authorities are ensuring sufficient places and supporting vulnerable children (pdf, 4.1MB)
Sufficiency Places
Research 2021
Responsibility-based models of decision-making, funding and commissioning for alternative provision (pdf, 931KB)
Alternative provision Commissioning
Research 2018
Dynamic Wrexham: evaluation of a Dynamic Future (pdf, 4.7MB)
Wrexham County Borough Council
Transitions Post 16
Research 2017
SEND: disagreement resolution arrangements in England (CEDAR review) (pdf, 498KB)
Disagreement resolution