SEND Strategy consultation 2025

Consultation closes: 1 October 2025
Consultation opened: 10 July 2025

The delivery of our SEND Strategy for 2025 to 2028 will be driven through 3 key strategic plans:

• the SEND Strategy Action Plan
• Central Bedfordshire Joint Commissioning Plan
• Specialist Placement Plan

The following organisations will oversee the delivery of the strategy:

• SEND Local Area Partnership, which is accountable for the delivery of the SEND strategy
• SEND Programme Board, which will co-ordinate the delivery of the strategy
• SEND Improvement Group, which will drive forward individual actions on the SEND Action Plan
• Health and Wellbeing Board & Children’s Leadership Board, which will provide strategic alignment across wider local priorities
• SNAP Parent Carer Forum, which plays a join role in co-production and engagement

Full details of these plans and the organisations who will help deliver the strategy, as well as their levels of involvement, are available in the draft strategy document.

We will also use local resources to ensure we support children and young people with SEND well. This means providing the right help at the right time, making the most of public money, and keeping services running for the future. We will focus on:

• investing in local schools and support services
• using information and real experiences to guide decisions
• improving how different services work together
• reducing the need to send children to expensive places far away
• making sure we have enough skilled staff and resources