Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND)

July 14, 2025 Approved View on council website

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Summary

The Children, Young Person & Education Scrutiny Committee of North Northamptonshire Council approved recommendations on 14/07/2025. The committee recommended that officers bring back a future paper to monitor the Dedicated Schools Grant and High Needs Block performance, and to consider budgetary challenges. They also recommended a formal update on readiness for the Ofsted/CQC re-inspection and requested a summary of improvements made since the January 2024 inspection.

Full council record

Decision

Following debate it was RESOLVED that the Children, Young Person & Scrutiny Committee

(a)      considered the contents of the report and the issues and       challenges contained within the officer's report.

(b)      recommended to Officers that a future paper be brought back          before the Children, Young Person & Education Scrutiny   Committe to monitor the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) , (High           Needs Block (HNB) performance, and to consider the budgetary           challenges being posed to North Northamptonshire Council due      to the unprecedented increase in the number of CYP being identified with SEND.

(c)      recommend a formal update on readiness for the Ofsted/CQC         re-inspection due by November 2025.

(d)       Requested that officers supply a summary of improvements made since the January 2024 inspection and how these are   being sustained

Supporting Documents

Special Educational Needs Disabilities SEND.pdf
North_Northamptonshire_Area_SEND_Full_inspection_Jan24.pdf
SEND JSNA 24-25 Final Mark 1.pdf
NN LAP SEND Priority Action Plan_v1.0.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date14 Jul 2025