Partnership & Joint Commissioning

The engagement and participation of children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND), and their parent carers is at the heart of current legislation and guidance. This Learning Example is from Dudley, Hertfordshire, Kingston and Richmond and Leeds, who have been working on the strategic engagement of young people and their parent carers as part of their work as PfA demonstration sites.

This resource is aimed at all those involved in the production of education, health and care plans. It provides a helpful overview of IPC and what it means for children and young people with SEND in England.

These are a collection of resources from the series of Preparing for Adulthood workshops in Spring 2016.

The National Children's Bureau (NCB) have published a collection of essays titled: Involving Children and Young People in Policy, Practice and Research.

These look at how children and young people can actively participate in the development of government policy and legislation, and how professionals, such as social workers, nursery staff, and researchers, can involve them in their work.

This quick read engagement and participation strategy shows the collective work of disabled children, young people, their families and Somerset Council.

It provides an example of multiple agencies coming together to plan and implement young peoples participation.