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Reshaping Special Educational Needs (SEN) support for mainstream schools
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Cheshire West and Chester Council is reshaping the way that special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) support is provided for children and young people with SEND who attend mainstream schools, including those with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN), and associated learning needs.
We would like to hear your views on what you value about the current Outreach Service and any ways in which you think SEND support to mainstream schools could be improved.
Your feedback will help shape a new service, to support mainstream schools to feel more able, confident, and skilled to support children and young people with SEND.
Find out more
You can read further information here or download as a PDF here. This information is also available in easy read format here.
This engagement is open for responses until Friday 24 October 2025.
What happens next
Once the engagement closes, the Council will consider the feedback received to help shape the development and implementation of the new service. We will share a summary of the findings on the Council website and explain how all the feedback received has helped to shape the service. We are aiming for the new service to begin operating from Spring/Summer 2026.
Cheshire West and Chester Council is reshaping the way that special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) support is provided for children and young people with SEND who attend mainstream schools, including those with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN), and associated learning needs.
We would like to hear your views on what you value about the current Outreach Service and any ways in which you think SEND support to mainstream schools could be improved.
Your feedback will help shape a new service, to support mainstream schools to feel more able, confident, and skilled to support children and young people with SEND.
Find out more
You can read further information here or download as a PDF here. This information is also available in easy read format here.
This engagement is open for responses until Friday 24 October 2025.
What happens next
Once the engagement closes, the Council will consider the feedback received to help shape the development and implementation of the new service. We will share a summary of the findings on the Council website and explain how all the feedback received has helped to shape the service. We are aiming for the new service to begin operating from Spring/Summer 2026.
Where we're up to
Engagement open
Reshaping Special Educational Needs (SEN) support for mainstream schools is currently at this stage
This engagement is open for responses.
Analysing results
this is an upcoming stage for Reshaping Special Educational Needs (SEN) support for mainstream schools
This engagement is now closed and being analysed.
Findings available
this is an upcoming stage for Reshaping Special Educational Needs (SEN) support for mainstream schools
A copy of the feedback report will be available here.
Write to: Reshaping SEN school support engagement, Early Help and Prevention, The Portal, Wellington Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 0BA
Email: SENTeamWest@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk with subject line 'Reshaping SEN school support engagement'
Telephone: 0300 123 8123 to speak to the Council’s contact centre, quoting ‘Reshaping SEN school support engagement’
Alternative formats are available on request using the contact details above.
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