02nd November 2021
Dear Parents and Carers of Children and Young People with Special Education Needs and/or Disability (SEND),
We would like to inform you that there will be an inspection of Nottingham City Local Area from Monday 8th November to Friday 12th November, conducted by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
The inspection will evaluate how effectively the local area:
The inspectors will gather the views of children and young people with SEND, and the views of their parents and carers during visits to early years settings, schools, colleges, specialist provisions and other local SEND services. The views of parents and carers are an important part of the inspection evidence. If you are a parent or carer of a child or young person with SEND, the inspectors would very much like to hear your views.
There are a number of ways in which children, young people, parents and carers can engage with the inspection process and contribute their views:
1.The inspection will include a survey of Nottingham’s parents and carers of children with SEND. The survey will be open from 12noon on Monday, 1 November 2021 until 11:59pm on Tuesday, 9 November 2021.
Parents and carers who would like to take part and share their experiences with the inspectors can follow this link to complete the survey: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/NottinghamCityLASENDInspection/
2. Parents and carers can email their contributions to Lasend.support@ofsted.gov.uk.
3. Details about the local area SEND inspection will be available on your local authority’s website and distributed through the local area’s Clinical Commissioning Group/s (CCGs). Information about how children and young people with SEND can share their views about the local area’s effectiveness should be included in the local offer.
4. During this inspection, the inspectors will collect information about children and young people in the area. They will be looking at local area records, speaking to area officers and leaders at educational settings, and speaking to children, young people and parents or carers. No names will be recorded, but some of the information collected may be capable of identifying a particular child, young person or adult. Ofsted and CQC will use this information to prepare their report, and for the purposes set out in their privacy notices. No information will be published that identifies any individual in the inspection report.
Please note that this is for families who live in Nottingham City, and/or access Nottingham City educational provisions.
Yours sincerely,
Ask Us Nottinghamshire Team
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