Wokingham area SEND and inclusion strategy

We are committed to improving the lives of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Wokingham Borough. The Wokingham area SEND and inclusion strategy sets out how we will work together to achieve this.

The Vision

Our vision is that Wokingham is a borough where all children and young people are: 

• visible, valued and included in their communities
• safe and cared for
• able to achieve their potential
• healthy
• happy, hopeful, and feel loved

Our Priorities

1. Inclusion, Access, and Early Intervention

• Ensuring children get the right support in the right place, at the right time, as close to home as possible.
• Ensuring that every provider plays their part in meeting local SEND needs through proactive inclusion and early intervention. 

2. Sufficiency of Services

• Ensuring there is access to sufficient high-quality education, health and care provision to address the special educational needs and disabilities of the local 0 - 25’s population.
• Ensuring we address any identified gaps.

3. Joint Commissioning

• Maximising the reach and impact of resources across the system through:
  • shared decision making
  • closer collaboration and service integration
  • effective use of shared data
  • rigorous contract management

4. Effective Transitions

• Ensuring children and families are prepared and ready for all transitions.
• Ensuring the local system plans for the long term and targets resources effectively at key stages.

5. Communication and Co-Production

• Implementing SEND Communications Plan and refreshing Wokingham’s SEND Coproduction Charter, with systematic reviews to ensure this is happening on the ground.

6. Systems and Operational Improvement

• Improving the local SEND system through effective use of data and systems. This will include reviewing financial mechanisms, commissioning, quality assurance and contract management to ensure efficiency and value for money in providing excellent outcomes for young people with SEND.

Read and download strategy

Download and read the Wokingham area SEND and Inclusion Strategy - 2024 to 2029 (PDF document)

Other format versions of the strategy:

• Easy read (PDF document)
• Summary of the six priority areas (PDF document)

If you require support to access the content of the strategy, email your name and telephone number to: localoffer@wokingham.gov.uk. 

Responsible for strategy

Wokingham’s SEND Strategic Partnership owns the strategy and is made up of: 

• Wokingham Borough Council
• Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire Integrated Care Board
• Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
• Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
• SEND Voices Wokingham
• Me2 Club
• Say Yes! SEND Youth Forum