October 2023
You said:
You wanted additional specialist school places for SEMH, Communication, and complex autism needs from September 2023
We did:
Additional places have been created from September 2023 at Romans Field School (SEMH), Stephenson Academy (SEMH), St Pauls Catholic School (Communication), The Walnuts School (Complex Autism).
You said:
In the BeeWell emotional well being survey, young people wanted support for LGBTQ+ issues and a place to meet.
We did:
MKCC has funded YIS Q Hub drop-in support
You said:
Parents asked for information on the ADHD assessment and medication pathway.
We did:
We have added information to the SEND Local Offer.
You said:
Parents of children and young people with SEND report that clarity around the assessment and review process for EHCPs needs to made clearer.
We did:
New guidelines have been co-produced and are available online for all to access on the SEND Local Offer.
You said:
Clarity regarding commissioning of Education Other Than At School (EOTAS).
We did:
We have published a policy that is available on the SEND Local Offer.
You Said:
Parents of young people with complex medical needs wanted someone to coordinate care and medical provision when their young person left special school provision.
We did:
A transitions Nurse post was created in the Complex Needs Nursing Team to provide this support
You said:
It’s difficult to find information on services and support as it’s not all in one place
We did:
An Autism directory of services has been co-produced to bring information together and makes for easy reference
Feedback from parents and carers:
You said
Parents asked for a calendar of SEND specific events that are happening in Milton Keynes, so that all the information is in a central place.
We did
When we built our microsite for the SEND Local Offer, we included a calendar of events at the bottom of our homepage. Parents have shared that they have found this a supportive tool.
You said
More LGBTQ+ support for young people
We did
We have commissioned YIS to work in collaboration with Q: alliance to provide weekly drop-ins during term time only and this was posted on the LO and is in the Mental Health Hub of the LO
You said
Better communication from CAMHS re waiting times.
We did
Information went out to families who are on the waiting list over the summer period and this information has also been put in the Mental Health Hub on the Local Offer.
You said: "The Local Offer is very difficult to navigate. I cannot find anything suitable for my child, who is 14 years old and severe end of autism."
We did: We discussed the navigation of the Local Offer in our Local Offer working groups. A new website went live went Milton Keynes Council migrated to a new website. This gave the team the opportunity to restructure the site and ensure that the majority of information could be found within three clicks. We have since moved to a Local Offer hub site where new headings where agreed in the Local Offer working group following feedback. We hope this makes the site easier to navigate. We have added a new 'autism' page and a 'leisure and things to do' page.
You said: "I was not able to find anything for sports and leisure activities, listed on SEND Local Offer."
We did: We now have a 'leisure and things to do' page, as well as a 'your free time' page for young people on our Local Offer. We are also sharing sports and leisure activities on our Facebook page regularly.
You said: More information about post 16 options for young people
We did: We have updated all of our post 16 information on the Local Offer. We also hosted a Post 16 provision workshop at the 2023 SEND Information Day.
Feedback from young people:
You said: "Mental health having it’s own heading"
We did: The Local Offer team have created a mental health and wellbeing page and have been working closely with health professionals to have relevant and useful information available. The Local Offer team got feedback from young people at a focus group to find out what sort of mental health and wellbeing information they would feel is useful.
You said: "Images alongside the headings would make the pages better"
We did: Ensured all pages were created as 'tiles' in order to have images alongside each heading. Previously there were only images on the home page.
Feedback from professionals:
You said: "The Local Offer is much easier to use and navigate now that its had its revamp. There is lots of good stuff on there and its easier to find."