Consultation on the Southend SEND Partnership Strategy

The Southend SEND Partnership undertook a consultation on the draft strategy which opened on 17 June and closed on 29 July.

Feedback was invited from young people, parents and carers of children and young people with SEND and professionals who work with and support children and young people with SEND.

The community was invited to get involved in whatever way suited them best.

3 face to face engagement events were held:

• Friday 1 July 10am to 11:30am at The Tickfield Centre
• Friday 1 July 12:30 to 2:00pm at The Tickfield Centre
• Young person engagement event - Saturday 9 July 9:30am to 11:00am at Trust Links, Westcliff-on-Sea

2 online engagement events were held:

• Wednesday 6 July 5:30pm to 6:30pm
• Wednesday 6 July 7:00pm to 8:00pm

People were also invited to visit the Your Say Southend consultation page and complete a survey or share their views about the proposed actions, vision and aims and ambitions through our ideas boards.

An executive summary of the consultation has been produced.

You can read about the steps following the consultation in the final sections of this page: Developing the SEND Strategy.