Our Local Area Inclusion Plan

Our vision is for every child and young person with special educational needs and disabilities in Derby to live their best life.

We've developed a strategy, the Local Area Inclusion Plan, in co-production with the whole local area to help us to come up with a series of priorities to make this vision a reality. To help us put this strategy into place we are developing our local area action.

Our Local Area Inclusion Plan expresses how the Derby local system will meet the needs of children and young people with additional needs, particularly those with Special Educational Needs (SEND) and in Alternative Provision (AP). Produced after consultation with over 2,000 local stakeholders, including schools, children and young people, parents and carers and families, we’ve set out three core aims, underpinned with objectives and practical plans, to make sure that children and young people ages 0-25 are supported to achieve strong outcomes and positive destinations.

Aim 1

Champion an ambitious and inclusive city.

Objectives

• A city that supports all young people to gain real-life experiences, dream big and work with them to have a plan for their future through the Derby Promise.
• A city that fosters a culture of belonging and is a safe place to thrive so that children and young people can participate in their community.
• A city that collaboratively addresses systemic issues that are barriers to success.

Aim 2

Meet the needs of our children at the right time and place.

Objectives

• To enable access to early support and intervention.
• Thus prevent escalation of need.
• Ensure that CYP and their families have positive experiences of the system.

Aim 3

A strong, collaborative system that helps our children live their best life.

Objectives

• Co-production: valuing the uniqueness of all.
• Transparency: clear and honest communication across the system.
• Partnership and collaboration: a seamless, integrated system.
• We have a skilled workforce.
• Learning: we value learning, reflection and iterative development.
• Holding the system to account on meeting the outcomes established by young people.

The full Local Area Inclusion Plan gives further details on how we are creating positive outcomes for children and young people across Derby city.