LEEDS SEND Reform Feedback - Please comment on as many or as few areas as you’d like by LEEDSPCF https://padlet.com/leedspcf/88kdmcznnj5xtnau We know families have many experiences. This Padlet is focused on responding to the proposed reforms. Drawing on your experiences, please share your views of how the proposed changes may impact you and your family. Please try to include: What feels hopeful / could improve things? What worries you / could go wrong? What would need to be in place to make it work (staffing, funding, clarity, timescales, accountability)? A real example (what this looks like for your child/family) We will be collating your responses and feeding them back to the National Network of Parent Carer Forums. We also encourage you to complete the consultation form as an individual if you feel able to. en-us 2026-03-25 10:47:13 UTC 2026-05-15 13:28:08 UTC hello@padlet.com leedspcf https://padlet.com/leedspcf/88kdmcznnj5xtnau/wish/3839320876

  • What’s the best intention you can see in the reforms?

  • What is your biggest fear?

  • What is the one non‑negotiable you want protected?

    • ]]>     2026-03-25 11:20:59 UTC https://padlet.com/leedspcf/88kdmcznnj5xtnau/wish/3839320876     Guidance leedspcf https://padlet.com/leedspcf/88kdmcznnj5xtnau/wish/3839398715 What the proposals say: There will be clearer accountability across schools, local authorities and health, stronger complaints processes, continued access to tribunals, and more scrutiny where support isn’t working.


    • Do you feel that accountability will be strengthened under the proposals? Please explain why/why not?

    • What do you fear might become harder?

    • What protections need to be written in so families don’t lose rights in practice?

    ]]>     2026-03-25 12:30:00 UTC https://padlet.com/leedspcf/88kdmcznnj5xtnau/wish/3839398715     Guidance leedspcf https://padlet.com/leedspcf/88kdmcznnj5xtnau/wish/3839405887 What the proposals say: Schools would get easier access to specialists (like speech and language therapists, educational psychologists and other professionals) without families having to fight for statutory processes first.


    • Do you think this will be beneficial?

    • Do you have any concerns about how this would work in reality?



    ]]>     2026-03-25 12:36:28 UTC https://padlet.com/leedspcf/88kdmcznnj5xtnau/wish/3839405887     Guidance leedspcf https://padlet.com/leedspcf/88kdmcznnj5xtnau/wish/3839411564 What the proposals say: Every child with additional needs would have an Individual Support Plan (ISP) setting out day‑to‑day support. EHCPs would remain for children with the most complex needs, alongside clearer thresholds and more digital systems.


    • What do you think about the proposed changes to plans?

    • Does anything worry you about changes to EHCPs or new types of plans?

    • Do you think this will work in practice?

    ]]>     2026-03-25 12:41:17 UTC https://padlet.com/leedspcf/88kdmcznnj5xtnau/wish/3839411564     Guidance leedspcf https://padlet.com/leedspcf/88kdmcznnj5xtnau/wish/3839427016 What the proposals say: The government wants more children’s needs met earlier and better in mainstream schools, with clearer expectations on inclusion, trained staff and extra funding to support this.

    • Do you feel reassured or concerned with these proposals?

    • What aspects reassure you and why?

    • What aspects concern you and why?



    ]]>     2026-03-25 12:53:18 UTC https://padlet.com/leedspcf/88kdmcznnj5xtnau/wish/3839427016     DfE Slide deck re Reforms leedspcf https://padlet.com/leedspcf/88kdmcznnj5xtnau/wish/3839460728 2026-03-25 13:16:29 UTC https://padlet.com/leedspcf/88kdmcznnj5xtnau/wish/3839460728 Link to White Paper documents leedspcf https://padlet.com/leedspcf/88kdmcznnj5xtnau/wish/3839462423 2026-03-25 13:17:47 UTC https://padlet.com/leedspcf/88kdmcznnj5xtnau/wish/3839462423 Link to SEND Reforms Consultation documents leedspcf https://padlet.com/leedspcf/88kdmcznnj5xtnau/wish/3839463348 2026-03-25 13:18:33 UTC https://padlet.com/leedspcf/88kdmcznnj5xtnau/wish/3839463348 Further education https://padlet.com/leedspcf/88kdmcznnj5xtnau/wish/3909347743 What does post-16/post-19 and provision up to age 25 look like under these reforms? Currently post-16 they can only side-step once, they have to keep progressing, so they cannot necessarily remain in education until they are 25.

    ]]>     2026-05-12 18:49:23 UTC https://padlet.com/leedspcf/88kdmcznnj5xtnau/wish/3909347743     Curriculum concerns https://padlet.com/leedspcf/88kdmcznnj5xtnau/wish/3909357447 2026-05-12 19:00:07 UTC https://padlet.com/leedspcf/88kdmcznnj5xtnau/wish/3909357447 Attendance issues https://padlet.com/leedspcf/88kdmcznnj5xtnau/wish/3909358108 Some examples where long-term medical issues and SEND issues we are setting children up to fail with the extremely high attendance targets.

    ]]>     2026-05-12 19:00:47 UTC https://padlet.com/leedspcf/88kdmcznnj5xtnau/wish/3909358108     Cultural piece around EHCP being a 'golden ticket' https://padlet.com/leedspcf/88kdmcznnj5xtnau/wish/3909364878 There are parents who know how to navigate the system, and know that an EHCP isn't a golden ticket, many parents waiting for an EHCP think that its going to be a solution.

    ]]>     2026-05-12 19:08:45 UTC https://padlet.com/leedspcf/88kdmcznnj5xtnau/wish/3909364878     Thank you marktraviswestyorks https://padlet.com/leedspcf/88kdmcznnj5xtnau/wish/3913973918 Thank you to Leeds PCF for doing this. I appreciate having the chance to contribute in such a transparent, collective manner (and done by an organisation sincere in its aims).

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