Presentation to the SEN Conference

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Presentation to the SEN Conference Thursday 14th
October 2004
Presentation on the Dont Leave Me Out -
Exclusion through Disability Pack
Lesley Taylor - GOSE
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Exclusion through Disability Action Group
Aim To improve the life chances of children and
young people, in the South East, who are
excluded through disability

• Objectives
• influencing relevant networks and regional/sub
  regional partners
• using Action Group members, the main SIPSE
  group and other organisations/ networks to
  promote inclusion of CYP excluded through
  disability

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Exclusion through Disability - A focus on
children and young people in the South East
Members of the Action Group
Hilary Omissi GOSE Education Yvette Ortel and
Marion Thompson GOSE (Secretariat) Jacqui
Bremner White Lodge Centre Dan Chadwick
Cultural Consortium Hugh Clench South Central
Regional Inclusion Partnership (SCRIP) Angela
Hammond GOSE Neighbourhood Renewal Team Philip
Rouse Legal Services Commission Lindsey
Rousseau South East Regional SEN Partnership
(SERSEN) Karen Selby English Federation of
Disability Sport South East Lesley Taylor
GOSE Regional CYP Strategy/Education Team Ron
Turner Health Development Agency Linda Wollam
Child Adolescent Mental Health Services Hazel
Plastow - Consultant
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Exclusion through Disability - A focus on
children and young people in the South East
What has the action group been doing?
Pack will comprise Hard copy of report CD Rom
(Electronic Copy of report two versions of a
Powerpoint presentation) Evaluation/Feedback Card
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Exclusion through Disability - A focus on
children and young people in the South East
Approach - The Action Group placed much emphasis
on ensuring that

•    the research and resulting materials should
  add real value to other activities related to
  exclusion through disability and not duplicate
  existing resources
•    the identification of appropriate target
  audiences should be a priority and should
  include Local Strategic Partnerships, Local
  Authorities, Elected Members and the range of
  networks and partnerships connected to the
  agenda for children and young people
•    consultation with users (children and young
  people, their parents and carers) should take
  place throughout the project.

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Content of the Main Report
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Content of the Main Report
is aimed primarily at strategic planning and
decision makers
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Content of the Main Report
and provides insights into what it feels like
to be disabled, or have a disabled child
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Content of the Main Report
wherever possible, we have provided case
studies, tools and references to further sources
of help, useful reports etc.
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Working Positively With Parents
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Working Positively with Parents
Parent Partnership Services must help to inform
and influence local policy and practice
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Working Positively with Parents
- Good quality information - Understanding
development in policy and service - Feedback -
Contributing to strategic planning - Promoting
partnership principles and approaches