CON_24201 DPS Order Form - Kevin Burns Ltd - SEND and AP Advisory Services - Durham County Council
Department for Education · London
Key facts
- Contract value
- £14,400
- Awarded
- 06 Feb 2024
- Contract starts
- 24 Jan 2024
- Contract ends
- 23 Jan 2025
- Procedure
- Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Source
- Contracts Finder
Awarded to
| Supplier | Value |
|---|---|
| Kevin Burns | £14,400 |
Description
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Adviser
As a general requirement the Supplier will:
provide valuable expertise to advise, challenge and support at risk or poor performing local areas/local area partnerships in continuing to develop and implement robust and achievable plans to improve its SEND and AP services.
provide advice and support to ensure the pace of improvement is appropriate and that improvements to the SEND and AP system are sustainable;
ensure plans remain focused on outcomes for children and young people with SEND and inform the quality of the service in readiness for the next Ofsted inspection.
provide support and advice as necessary when assessing and driving progress, taking account of the weaknesses identified by Ofsted and of other diagnostic work (including DfE Vulnerable Children's Unit (VCU) assessments);
apply expertise and experience to support the local area/local area partnership's senior leadership and SEND management team in addressing areas of weakness; this will include working with practitioners of different levels to develop competence and improve performance, and help foster a culture of reflection, challenge and support.
make use of wider partners to support and advise the local area/local area partnership on potential solutions to issues and signpost examples of good practice where possible;
engage at both strategic and operational level
contribute to the department's formal reviews of the local area/local area partnership's progress and make a recommendation to VCU on whether progress has been sufficient;
provide regular written reports to the department on the local area/local area partnership's progress to VCU, and more frequently if the pace of progress is not sufficient.
have an awareness of the proposed SEND/AP system and Children's Social Care reforms including the Change Programme and work closely with relevant colleagues in supporting and challenging local areas/local area partnerships.
develop working relationships with Health partners where this helps achieve the objectives set out in the contract.
If the local authorities named in this agreement are part of the Delivering Better Value or Safety Valve programmes, the supplier must liaise with any Advisors working with the local authority on those programmes to ensure coherence and consistency of approach. These meetings / contacts should be undertaken as part of the days allocated in this contract.
Categories (CPV)
- 80000000 Education and training services
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