Issue details
SEND Home to School Travel Policy Review
The SEND travel policy has been reviewed and
rewritten in line with new Department for Education guidance. It
has also been updated to clarify the eligibility criteria and to
outline all travel support options for SEND children and young
people more clearly.
This policy review aims to:
• make the information easier for parents and carers to
understand
• make it easier for consistent decisions to be made
• ensure we are aligned with the DfE requirements
• ensure we are making the most efficient use of
resource
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Affects more than 1 ward;
Decision status: For Determination
Notice of proposed decision first published: 18/03/2024
Decision due: Not before 15th Apr 2024 by Cabinet Member for Children's Services
Decision due: 13 May 2024 by Children, Adults, Health and Wellbeing Policy Development and Scrutiny Panel
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Children's Services
Lead director: Director of Children and Education
Contact: Laura Donnelly, Head of SEND Email: Laura_Donnelly@bathnes.gov.uk.
Consultation process
We have created a webpage with all relevant
information about what we are consulting on and why, as well as an
online questionnaire. We have also planned 6 in-person events, 3 of
which are with Bath Parent Carer Forum. We have written directly to
all parent/carers who have a child/young person receiving SEND
Travel support. All Rainbow Resource card holders (our Disabled
Children’s Register) and all Bath Parent Carer Forum members
have been contacted by email. Information has also been shared on
several Social Media accounts, both Council managed and Bath Parent
Carer Forum.
Consultees
The guidance issued by the DfE (Department for
Education) states that we must consult:
• members of the public with children or young people
currently receiving SEND Home to School Travel support
• members of the public with children or young people who may
receive SEND Home to School Travel support in the future
• Bath Parent Carer Forum
• schools that may have children or young people affected by
this policy (including schools in Bristol, South Glos, and North
Somerset)
EFP Reference: E3529
Agenda items
- 13/05/2024 - Children, Adults, Health and Wellbeing Policy Development and Scrutiny Panel SEND Home to School Travel Policy Review 13/05/2024
Documents
PDF 273 KBBackground papers