Stockton-on-Tees Local Area SEND and Alternative Provision Strategy 2025 to 2030
4. Local Governance
Our local area partnership brings together children, young people, parents, carers, education, health and social care services, all of whom share responsibility for the strategic commissioning, management, delivery and evaluation of arrangements for children and young people with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) aged 0 to 25 years and those who may require alternative provision in Stockton-on-Tees.
Our strategy is informed by laws and regulations for children and young people with SEND including the statutory requirements of the Children and Families Act 2014 and SEND Code of Practice. These laws and regulations are in place to ensure that as a local area, we are meeting the responsibilities to our children, young people, parents, and carers.
Our governance arrangements are in place to oversee the progress that we make against the priorities in this SEND and Alternative Provision Strategy, ensuring that we are accountable to children and young people with SEND and their parents and carers. Our SEND Strategic group and our SEND operational group have representation from across the local area including the parent carer forum, local education, health and SEND services.
