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Annual SENCo
Conference
‘Challenging Behaviour’
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Amanda Corcoran
Strategic Lead for Special Educational Needs
Context for the day
• 26% of children and young people at
School Action Plus have BESD as
primary need nationally
• 14% of children and young people with
statements have BESD as primary
need nationally
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Manchester
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In Manchester since 2008 –– 23% new
statements for BESD as primary need
• 14% new statements white British boys
with BESD
• 31.3% of children school action plus
with BESD as primary need:
-Primary 25%
-Secondary 44%
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Root cause of behaviour issues
• Studies suggest over 55% pupils identified
with BESD have underlying communication
difficulties
• High prevalence of communication and
literacy difficulties in young offender
population
• High prevalence of communication and
literacy difficulties in prison population
• Issues such as difficulties at home, underlying
mental health, bullying, coming into care
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Behaviour focus within government’s
agenda for education
• White paper 2010: The Importance of
teaching
• Education bill 2011: legislation for aspects
of the white paper
• Green paper 2011: Support and aspiration:
A new approach to special educational
needs and disability
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Behaviour - “It is vital we restore the
authority of teachers and heads …”
• Ban on same-day detentions will be lifted
• Powers to search pupils and students will be
strengthened
• Pre-charge anonymity for teachers faced with
allegations of criminal offence by a pupil
• Exclusion process will be reformed –
independent panels cannot reinstate pupils
• Exclusion trail – schools to have new
responsibilities for ongoing care and education
of excluded pupils.
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Green paper - vision
A radically different system that:
The Green Paper proposes:
a new approach to identifying SEN
supports better life outcomes
for young people
gives parents more confidence
by giving them control
transfers power to front-line
professionals and to local
communities
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a single assessment process and
‘Education, Health and Care Plan’
a local offer of all services
available
parents to have the option of a
personal budget by 2014
giving parents a real choice of
school
greater independence to the
assessment of children's needs
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What have we done in Manchester?
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Individual resource agreements
Outreach role of PRUs/special schools
Primary Support Centre at St Mary’s Moss Side
Development of resourced provision for BESD in a
mainstream primary
• Development of assessment centre at Castlefield
• Behaviour and Attendance Partnerships
• Person centred reviews
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