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Benchmarking
Please note that access to most benchmarking information is restricted to those who have been notified of the relevant password.
SW Regional Benchmarking Reports
SW SEN benchmarking report 2005
Removing Barriers to Achievement
The Government's Strategy for SEN - Overview of South West Region - May 2007
Making Use of Data (Revised August 2007)
There are two parts to this toolkit for Local Authority Officers with responsibility for provision for children and young people with special educational needs/learning difficulties and disabilities. The Guidance on Using the SEN/LDD Matrix provides background information to the Making Use of Data - SEN/LDD Matrix. The matrix identifies well over 100 datasets relevant to the planning and monitoring of provision for young people with special needs. Both parts of the toolkit have been revised to reflect the changes in the datasets introduced as part of the APA and JAR processes in 2007. More information about these changes can be found on the OFSTED website.
Out of Authority Placements
Analysis of out of authority placements 2007 - Final report
Analysis of out of authority placements 2007 - Powerpoint
Trends in education data 2004 - 2007
Education and social care profiles 2007 - CS data
Education and social care profiles 2007 - Ofsted data
Education profiles 2007 - CS data
Education profiles 2007 - Ofsted data
Regional education and social care profiles 2007
Regional education profiles 2007
More Out of Authority Placements information is here.
Low Incidence Needs Audit Report
This Audit was commissioned by the DfES as part of its strategy for SEN and Inclusion and was undertaken by the Special Needs Consultancy.
This Audit arose from concerns about the consistency and availability of support across the country to meet these needs, particularly when some children were travelling long distances from their homes to access the support they required.
The report details the methodology of the Audit and makes a number of specific recommendations that will be of interest to all working in this field of endeavour.
Download the report by clicking here.
The NfER evaluation of the Regional Partnerships
In autumn 2003 the DfES had commissioned the National Foundation for Educational Research [NfER] to undertake an evaluation of the SEN regional Partnerships up to December 2005. A previous evaluation [Ainscow et al 2002] had discussed the first stages of the development of the Partnerships.
The present report represents the final stages in the evaluation and was carried out at a time of considerable uncertainty in the life of the Regional Partnerships. This uncertainty had a minimal effect on the highly committed stakeholders and this further emphasised the strength of the networks and collaboration of the facilitators in the regions.
The key findings speak eloquently of the contribution made by the Partnerships towards the government’s agenda for the provision of pupils with special educational needs. Both the report and the summary repay a closer reading.
Two documents are available:
Parent Partnership Services
Parent Partnership Services National Benchmarking Data 2006
National benchmarking data for 2006 is available for download by clicking here.
Parent Partnership Services National Benchmarking Data 2005
The year 2004 saw the first ever published data on national PPS. It was the first attempt to collect data at a National level. It gave a snapshot of the range of data that had been collected. It was intended that this would form a baseline and be repeated in future years in order to provide evidence of trends and developments.
The most current data for 2005 is now available and provides a snapshot
of the range of data that has been collected. Two copies have been sent
to every PPS. This data will enable ebery PPS to benchmark against their
statistical neighbours and within regional networks.
It is felt it will continue to be of particular interest to:
- PPS officers
- PPS steering and management groups
- Local Authority Officers responsible for PPS
- All those with an interest in PPS at local, regional and national level.
Two documents are availabe:
Parent partnership services in England – National benchmarking 2005 (Powerpoint)
National Parent partnership Network benchmarking report 2005
Parent Partnership Services National Benchmarking Data 2004
This document is the summary of the first ever published data on national PPS. It is the first attempt to collect data at a National level. It gives a snapshot of the range of data that has been collected. It is intended that this will form a baseline and be repeated in future years in order to provide evidence of trends and developments.
It is felt it will be of particular interest to:
- PPS officers
- PPS steering and management groups
- Local Authority Officers responsible for PPS
- All those with an interest in PPS at local, regional and national level.
Four documents are available:
2003 PPS benchmarking – SW region
2002
PPS benchmarking – SW region
2001
PPS benchmarking – SW region
SEN benchmarking
SEN Benchmarking Club Final Report 2005
SEN Benchmarking Club 2005 – LA Profiles
2005
Benchmarking
2000
Benchmarking
Sensory Impairment Services
2002
benchmarking