Health and local authority care services are working together for Coventry and Warwickshire to address waiting times for a neurodevelopmental diagnostic assessment (Autism, and/or ADHD) and to improve support available to those on the waiting list, people diagnosed with autism, and their support networks. 

The team is seeking the views of people waiting for a neurodevelopmental diagnostic assessment, their families and carers, as well as professionals working with those, to help them understand what works well and what needs to be improved in relation to the assessment process and support received whilst on the waiting list.

This survey is for individuals who are waiting for  a neurodevelopmental diagnostic assessment, and their family members / parents / carers 

Find here the survey for professionals.

Both surveys will close on 12th March. 

Please complete the surveys as relevant to your circumstances, and share the below flyers with the families you work with, and your professional networks. 

• Professionals survey flyer Feb 2023
• Individual, parents and carer survey flyer Feb 2023

Please note the date change to - Friday 17 March 2023, from 10am to 3pm at: Weston Lawns Farm, Warwickshire, CV12 9JA

Are you a Designated Teacher / Senior Leader?  Have you booked your place at Raising the Attainment of Disadvantaged Youngsters (RADY)

Louise Blackburn from Challenging Education will lead the day and we will hear from a number of people.

Houlton School regarding their mixed-attainment strategy, which is inclusive for all children, but particularly those who might be vulnerable. Houlton School’s strategy recognises all children are able and talented. It is proven to lead to the best progress and happiest children.

Rugby Free Secondary School will share what they are doing with their Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, and Safeguarding in relation to equity. Rugby Free Secondary’s “ambitious culture has been achieved through the development of strong and positive relationships with staff, students, parents and carers. Our reflective approach means we are always striving to improve in all that we do and believe that mistakes are only an opportunity to learn.”

Clapham Terrace Primary’s passion and dedication to inclusion is infectious! They will share their strategy and demonstrate how they ensure equity for all children. “At Clapham Terrace Community Primary School and Nursery we are committed to creating an outstanding, happy and secure learning environment in which the unique qualities of each child are recognised, respected and valued.”

Trevor Sutcliffe from Challenging Education shared the idea of ‘Achieving Equity in Education’ at the October headteachers conference. Now designated teachers and other senior leaders can spend a day focusing on ways to improve attainment for all vulnerable children, with a particular focus on those who are CiC, children previously in care and those who have or have had a social worker.

As well as the presenting schools the day will cover:

The RADY pledge

A practical session on understanding uplift in the context of your own school data. Please bring a laptop or other means of accessing school data. This is for personal use only and will not be shared.

The golden thread of equity

Challenging Education – Education consultancy, training and monitoring to maintained and academy schools across all phases.

There are places avaiable for this training opportunity

To book places contact virtualschool@warwickshire.gov.uk with the following details:

• delegate name
• school name
• job title
• email address
• dietary/access requirements

As part of Warwickshire's commitment to closing the gap the Warwickshire Learning Improvement team and Warwickshire Virtual School have joined together to fund access for all Warwickshire Schools to have access to the Challenging Education Professional Learning Programme (PLP).

There are six recorded training modules available to all staff to access at their convenience.  Sessions have been researched and delivered by expert trainers (and experienced school leaders) who have a wealth of knowledge on leadership and teaching of disadvantaged youngsters built up over more than seven years of supporting schools across all phases in Raising the Attainment of Disadvantaged Youngsters (RADY).