No decision about me without me Action Plan Children and people with SEN&D and their families will be at the heart of the Somerset person centred approach to service reforms across all sectors. Somerset must value and actively seek the range of family members’ perspectives, experiences and aspirations. These together will contribute to a broader insight and opportunity for creative solution finding with families. Somerset must be committed to the meaningful engagement of children and young people in the decision making process endorsing Article 12 of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child which says children and young people have the right to participate in decision making “All that is relevant in their lives and to influence decisions taken within the family, the school or the community that affects them” This strategy must ensure that children and young people with SEN&D have equal rights to have their voices heard across Somerset. Developing an Engagement and Participation Culture What do we want Who will be When will this How will we know to do? accountable? need to be we have achieved completed by? this action? Establish a method SEN&D June 2015 Strategy all in to oversee the Commissioning agreement and plan/strategy Manager embedding into business as usual activities Skills mapping of Training and Completed. Workforce mapped workforce Support updates and accessible to Coordinator the Engagement and Participation team Create a network Engagement and May 2015 and then Joined up of people involved Participation on going approach in participation Officer Sharing good work across SCC, practice CCG and other key partners The development Engagement and August 2015 Charter produced of a SEN&D Participation with key Participation Officer stakeholders Charter committed What do we want Who will be When will this How will we know to do? accountable? need to be we have achieved completed by? this action?
No decision about me without me Action Plan Children and people with SEN&D and their families will be at the heart of the Somerset person centred approach to service reforms across all sectors. Somerset must value and actively seek the range of family members’ perspectives, experiences and aspirations. These together will contribute to a broader insight and opportunity for creative solution finding with families. Somerset must be committed to the meaningful engagement of children and young people in the decision making process endorsing Article 12 of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child which says “All children and young people have the right to participate in decision making that is relevant in their lives and to influence decisions taken within the family, the school or the community that affects them” This strategy must ensure that children and young people with SEN&D have equal rights to have their voices heard across Somerset. Developing an Engagement and Participation Culture What do we want to do? Who will be accountable? When will this need to be completed by? How will we know we have achieved this action? Establish a method to oversee the plan/strategy SEN&D Commissioning Manager June 2015 Strategy all in agreement and embedding into business as usual activities Skills mapping of workforce Training and Support Coordinator Completed. updates Workforce mapped and accessible to the Engagement and Participation team Create a network of people involved in participation work across SCC, CCG and other key partners Engagement and Participation Officer May 2015 and then on going Joined up approach Sharing good practice The development of a SEN&D Participation Charter Engagement and Participation Officer August 2015 Charter produced with key stakeholders committed What do we want to do? Who will be accountable? When will this need to be completed by? How will we know we have achieved this action?
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