Changes to organisation of the SENDAR Plan Coordinators
From September SENDAR Plan Coordinators will be organised slightly differently. Up to now we have had a Core Team covering new referrals, a Conversion Team transferring Statements to Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans, a Post-16 Team largely covering support to young people leaving compulsory schooling and a number of temporary workers helping to clear the backlog of Statement to Plan conversions.
From 1st September 2017 all Plan Coordinators will work in small teams assigned to geographic areas and will cover all work, whether transferring statements or managing new referrals. This model facilitates strong professional relationships with all stakeholders (families, schools, colleges and local professionals) and prepares the service for the post SEND change period from 1st April 2018.
Our Post-16 team will be called Post-16 Plan Coordinators. Their role will be similar to that of other Plan Coordinators but will focus on young people preparing for adulthood and all the extra responsibilities that this entails.
We will continue to have a small number of temporary workers supporting our work in reaching the 31st March 2018 deadline with all Statements transferred to EHC Plans.
Please refer to this list to find the SENDAR Plan Coordinator for your school.