Commissioning are awarding a new contract for District Specialist Centres to commence on the 1st of September 2024 and Portage to commence on the 1st of April 2024 These services will continue to provide support to children with special educational needs under the age of 5.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure > £500,000;
Decision status: For Determination
Notice of proposed decision first published: 14/08/2023
Anticipated restriction: Part exempt - View reasons
Decision due: 10 Oct 2023 by Cabinet
Lead member: Cllr Jane Davies, Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, SEND and Inclusion jane.davies@wiltshire.gov.uk
Lead director: Kathryn Davis (Director - Education & Skills)
Department: Commissioning
Contact: Kai Muxlow, Interim Head of Families and Children's Commissioning Email: kai.muxlow@wiltshire.gov.uk, Susan Kirk, Senior Commissioner Email: susan.kirk@wiltshire.gov.uk Tel: 01225 718755.
Consultation process
Co-production and engagement with parent
carers, mainstream settings and professionals has taken place
during the Spring of 2023 and will continue into the Summer. This
engagement with families and professionals is contributing to and
informing the design of the new District Specialist Centre and
Portage service. 33.Activities carried out in the Spring were in
the form of surveys sent to parent carers and mainstream nurseries
and working group sessions with professionals on inclusion and
outreach and in reach. The response rate to the surveys was good
with a total number of 430 responses and the workshops were well
attended.?? During June WPCC also conducted three face to face
engagement events in Calne, Marlborough and Salisbury. These events
had a total of 12 parents attending and provided rich feedback from
parent carers of children with SEND on our District Specialist
Centres.
Briefing note and conversation was held with Cabinet Member for
Adult Social Care, SEND and Inclusion.
Consultees
Parent Carers, Professionals and
Providers