Post SEND Audit Parent Survey

For all parents of children and young people with SEND in Richmond Upon Thames

1,494 EHCPs were recently audited as part of the LGSCO's recommendations in a report published on 18th October 2019 which highlighted failings in the support given to children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

The audit considered information from 1st April 2018 to 31st December 2019 relating to active EHCPs in the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames. The findings of this audit were published in June 2020.

Richmond Parent Carer Forum are inviting all parents of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) who are living in or who have lived in Richmond to complete this survey so your views can influence how SEND services are delivered in the future.

If you have more than one child with SEND then you can complete this survey again for another child.

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* 1. My child has:

A formally recognised Special Educational Need or Disability (e.g. a diagosis)

A Special Educational Need or Disability that is not formally recognised yet

I'm not sure if my child has a Special Educational Need or Disability

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* 2. How is your child supported to access education?

With an EHCP

With SEN support at Nursery/School/College

My child is not receiving any support

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* 3. How do you feel about your child's current level of support?

It's not enough

It's about right

It's too much

I'm not sure

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* 4. Following a report by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman highlighting failings in SEND services in Richmond, a full audit of current EHCPs was completed. How concerned were you by the need for this?

I didn't know about the audit

I wasn't concerned

I was slightly concerned

I was somewhat concerned

I was very concerned

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* 5. Parents were given the opportunity to give feedback as part of the audit process.
Please tick the statement that most applies to you.

I didn't know that I could contribute feedback to the audit

I requested to give feedback and was contacted by an auditor

I wanted to give feedback but wasn't able to

I didn't want to give feedback

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* 6. If you wanted to give feedback but couldn't, please tick all the reasons why.

I requested to give feedback but an auditor didn't contact me

My child's case wasn't included in the audit

My feedback wouldn't be included as it related to events before April 2018

I didn't have the time/energy

I was worried it would negatively impact my child's support

I didn't feel able to use an Achieving for Children email/postal address

I was waiting for a template from Richmond Carer Forum

Not applicable

Other (please specify)

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* 7. If you wanted to or did contribute to the audit was this principally to give feedback about:

Problems that you had encountered

Good experiences

An even mix of problems and good experiences

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* 8. Audit Results
We need parents to tell us what they want to happen next. Please tick one statement that best reflects your views:

I think that all parents should be sent a copy of their child's EHCP audit

I think that parents should be able to request a copy of their child's EHCP audit

I don't think that parents should be sent a copy of their child's EHCP audit

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* 9. Time Barring
The recent EHCP audit only looked at information after 1st April 2018 unless the auditor thought that events before that date were continuing to impact a child or young person's progress. What do you think about this?

I think the audit should have looked at each child's complete file and not excluded information before April 2018

I think the audit beginning on 1st April 2018 is fine

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* 10. Scope of the Audit
The recent audit didn't include children and young people with SEND that don't currently have an EHCP. What do you think about this?

I think there needs to be a wider review of SEND services in Richmond

I think the recent audit was enough

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* 11. Confidence in Statutory Services
How do you feel about the current governance and delivery of SEND services? Please tick all that apply to you.

I trust the Local Authority in Richmond to properly assess and provide the support that my child needs

I feel there is good oversight of SEND Services in Richmond

I don't feel there is enough scrutiny of SEND Services Richmond

I think that the Local Authority does what it can, but there isn't enough funding to properly assess and support all children with SEND in Richmond

I don't trust the Local Authority in Richmond to properly assess and provide the support that my child needs

Other (please specify)

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* 12. Equality of Support
Do you think that your child has access to the same support as other children?

I think my child has access to the same support as children with similar needs

I think my child has access to more support than children with similar needs

I think my child has access to less support than children with similar needs

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* 13. If you feel that your child has access to less support, please could you tell us why? Please tick all that apply.

I'm a single parent

I'm not able to pay for private therapies and reports

English isn't my first language

My child or I are from an ethnic minority group

Because of my child's gender

I have more than one child with additional needs

I have additional needs myself

Not applicable

Other reasons (please tell us more if you can)

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* 14. Please tell us about anything else that you would like to share. It can be about what happens after the audit, your experiences with Achieving for Children, your personal experience of parenting children with SEND, whatever you think is important for us to know.

We would like to ask a few more questions to check that we are hearing the views of a wide range of parents. If you do not feel comfortable answering them please select 'prefer not to say.'

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* 15. Ethnicity

Prefer not to say

My ethnic group is

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* 16. Adults in your household

It's just me

I live with a co-parent

There are other adults at home but I'm not co-parenting with them

Prefer not to say

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* 17. Children in your household

I have one child

I have more than one child, but only one with SEND

I have more than one child with SEND

Prefer not to say

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* 18. Household Income

Below £25,000 per year

£25,000 - £50,000 per year

£50,000 - £100,000 per year

Above £100,000 per year

Prefer not to say

If you would like to talk to Richmond Parent Carer Forum about this or any other SEND issue, please contact us at information@richmondpcf.org.uk

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. Your feedback is valued and will directly influence our response to the audit.

Post SEND Audit Parent Survey

For all parents of children and young people with SEND in Richmond Upon Thames

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* 1. My child has:

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* 2. How is your child supported to access education?

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* 3. How do you feel about your child's current level of support?

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* 4. Following a report by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman highlighting failings in SEND services in Richmond, a full audit of current EHCPs was completed. How concerned were you by the need for this?

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* 5. Parents were given the opportunity to give feedback as part of the audit process. Please tick the statement that most applies to you.

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* 6. If you wanted to give feedback but couldn't, please tick all the reasons why.

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* 7. If you wanted to or did contribute to the audit was this principally to give feedback about:

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* 8. Audit ResultsWe need parents to tell us what they want to happen next. Please tick one statement that best reflects your views:

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* 9. Time BarringThe recent EHCP audit only looked at information after 1st April 2018 unless the auditor thought that events before that date were continuing to impact a child or young person's progress. What do you think about this?

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* 10. Scope of the AuditThe recent audit didn't include children and young people with SEND that don't currently have an EHCP. What do you think about this?

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* 11. Confidence in Statutory ServicesHow do you feel about the current governance and delivery of SEND services? Please tick all that apply to you.

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* 12. Equality of SupportDo you think that your child has access to the same support as other children?

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* 13. If you feel that your child has access to less support, please could you tell us why? Please tick all that apply.

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* 14. Please tell us about anything else that you would like to share. It can be about what happens after the audit, your experiences with Achieving for Children, your personal experience of parenting children with SEND, whatever you think is important for us to know.

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* 15. Ethnicity

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* 16. Adults in your household

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* 17. Children in your household

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* 18. Household Income

* 5. Parents were given the opportunity to give feedback as part of the audit process.
Please tick the statement that most applies to you.

* 8. Audit Results
We need parents to tell us what they want to happen next. Please tick one statement that best reflects your views:

* 9. Time Barring
The recent EHCP audit only looked at information after 1st April 2018 unless the auditor thought that events before that date were continuing to impact a child or young person's progress. What do you think about this?

* 10. Scope of the Audit
The recent audit didn't include children and young people with SEND that don't currently have an EHCP. What do you think about this?

* 11. Confidence in Statutory Services
How do you feel about the current governance and delivery of SEND services? Please tick all that apply to you.

* 12. Equality of Support
Do you think that your child has access to the same support as other children?