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Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA)
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1. Please can you tell me how many children are receiving any Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) provision - whether it is provided in an ABA/VB* home programme, in an ABA/VB primary or secondary special school or alongside mainstream school at any age in a part-time home/school programme. *ABA is sometimes called VB or Verbal Behaviour.
For children with Education, Health and Care Plans, Wokingham Borough Council maintains 6 that include some element of ABA.
WBC are unable to provide further information as this would likely mean the children are identifiable.
2. Please can you then tell me how many of them had Applied Behavioural Analysis due to a tribunal order and how many receive this without a tribunal. If without a tribunal, had parents initiated legal action but reached settlement with you for ABA before tribunal took place?
A significant % of the cohort as described above are in receipt of ABA as ordered by the SEND Tribunal. This information however cannot be disclosed as it would likely mean the children are identified.
3. Please can you forward me any policy documents that are associated with the awarding of any Applied Behavioural Analysis provision and demonstrate how the decision is made.
At this stage there are no documents available to disclose. Requests for ABA for children with education, health and care plans are considered heard within the multi-agency weekly SEND Panel, and / or via the SEND Tribunal. The individual needs of each child is considered with the relevant legal tests applied as per the Children and Families Act 2014.
4. Finally, please can you explain your rationale for awarding Applied Behavioural Analysis without tribunal orders.
Requests for ABA for children with education, health and care plans are considered heard within the multi-agency weekly SEND Panel, and / or via the SEND Tribunal. The individual needs of each child is considered with the relevant legal tests applied as per the Children and Families Act 2014.
5. Are your criteria for awarding ABA laid out on your SEND Local Offer page?
Not at this stage. As above, WBC considers each request on its individual circumstance and the needs of the child. WBC is going through a process of updating the SEND Local Offer and will be revising its contents accordingly. Any gaps (such as information relating to ABA) will be identified and addressed.
