Wolverhampton is making 'strong, accelerated progress' to further improve services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities' (SEND).

That is the finding of the most recent review meeting between the city's SEND Partnership Board, the Department for Education (DfE) and the Care Quality Commission, which concluded that the city continues to make 'sustainable progress' and that this work is 'having a positive impact'.

The key points mentioned during the meeting in November 2024 are:

• clear and sustained progress had been made in addressing two key areas, which will no longer need to be monitored going forward.
  • identifying school-aged children and young people with SEND
  • arrangements for jointly commissioning and providing services
• Two other areas, relating to co-production and transitions, were similarly 'closed off' at the previous review meeting. The DfE and NHS England will continue to monitor the remaining two areas for improvement, which are -
  • The lack of accuracy in EHC plans and the delays in assessment, writing and review of those plans
  • Weaknesses in how the area shares information, including regarding support systems and the local offer.