Bristol City Council has come under scrutiny due to an alleged lack of progress made on targets to tackle the crisis in support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Campaigners have criticised the council for failing to assess and approve support for SEND children, in a timely manner, through education and health care plans (EHCPs). It comes two years after Ofsted and the CQC declared Bristol's services as 'not fit for purpose'.
A progress report was presented to councillors at a council scrutiny meeting on March 7. The report detailed that there had been key improvements since the inspection in the latter half of 2019, which included better data on waiting times for EHCPs, monthly meetings of a partnership group with representatives from schools and parent groups, as well as training in schools and other early years settings as a means of helping to identify children who may be in need of additional support.
