Department For Education
December 15
10:00
2022
Details
Topics covered in wave 1 of the childrens services omnibus survey include:
- understanding demand for childrens social care services
- support for adopters and special guardians
- monitoring of the early years and childcare workforce
- assessment of the sufficiency of childcare places
- systems for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
Topics covered in wave 2 include:
- reducing demand for childrens social care services
- assessment of mental health needs
- care orders, supervision orders and special guardianship orders
- early years entitlement and early years workforce training
- business sustainability support to childcare providers
- challenges when providing special educational needs services
Topics covered in wave 3 include:
- social worker workforce
- multi-agency arrangements
- sufficiency of care/adoption placements
- early years home learning environment and parenting programmes
- recruitment of early years staff
- development of education, health and care plans
- short breaks for disabled children and their families
Topics covered in wave 4 include:
- using independent schools for looked-after children
- child protection and children in need
- personal advisers for those leaving care
- multi-agency arrangements
- early education entitlements
- monitoring special educational needs services
Topics covered in wave 5 include:
- social care workforce
- implementation of the 2014 SEND reforms
- early years pupil premium
- use of childrens social care data
- home learning environment
- local authority leadership
Topics covered in wave 6 include:
- social worker workforce
- challenges in childrens social care
- sufficiency of care and adoption placements
- ensuring sufficient SEN provision
- preparation for adulthood