Website Content

This website contains key information on the SEND Pathfinder Programme covering the following areas:

- Pathfinder Testing Areas
- SEND Pathfinder Information Packs
- Department for Education and Department of Health
- Overview of the Children and Families Bill and Supporting Documents
- The Pathfinder Programme
- Pathfinder Champions
- Mott MacDonald Support Team
- Strategic Reform Partner
- Delivery Partners
- Grant Holders
- News Archive

Programme Overview

In March 2011, the Government published its consultation Green Paper on special educational needs and disability. The purpose of this paper was to test a range of proposals designed to respond to existing failings and frustrations within the system. A tender process resulted in grants being awarded to 31 Local Authorities in England, who formed 20 SEND pathfinders with their PCT partners. There is no national ‘blueprint’ for how things should be done, so it is up to individual pathfinder areas to: design new arrangements to pilot and test how well they work in practice to better support life outcomes for children and young people; to give parents confidence by giving them more control; and to transfer power to professionals on the front line and to local communities.

The Department for Education and Department of Health have appointed Mott MacDonald as the pathfinder support team. Mott MacDonald will be working closely with all 20 pathfinders to support them in developing a single assessment and plan process and testing the different elements of the Green Paper. You can read our recent updates on pathfinder and support team activity on the 'Mott MacDonald Support Team' page by clicking here.

Latest News

May 2013

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE APPOINTMENT OF CDC AS STRATEGIC REFORM PARTNER 2013-2015

The Council for Disabled Children (CDC) is delighted to be announced as the SEN and disability reform partner to the Department for Education. This new role sees CDC providing direct policy and practice advice to government on the SEN and disability reforms, as outlined in the Children and Families Bill. CDC will be developing information highlighting key aspects of the reform process in order to support the engagement of a broad range of stakeholders. The organisation will also be supporting the disabled children's sector to develop new and sustainable approaches to adapt to these changes.

More information can be found on the 'Strategic Reform Partner' page by clicking here.

NEWS ARCHIVE

Further items can be found on the 'News Archive' page by clicking here.