Parents of SEND children urged to give their views

The council said it wanted to hear form families, carers and young people

Parents in Wolverhampton are being asked to give their feedback in a survey focusing on the city's Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) services.

The information will help the council evaluate the effectiveness of the services it provides and how it is meeting the needs of children, the authority said.

The survey, open until 27 September, looks at 13 key areas of the national SEND and Inclusion Inspection Framework, which covers education, health, and social care services.

In April, the service was found to be making "sustainable progress", according to the Department for Education (DfE) and NHS England who had been monitoring the authority.

Councillor Jacqui Coogan, cabinet member for children, young people and education, said feedback from families and carers was "essential in helping us understand what's working well, and where we can improve further".

"The Wolverhampton SEND Local Area Partnership is committed to improving outcomes for children and young people with SEND, including those in alternative provision, and to do this we need to listen to the voices of our families, young people and professionals," she added.

The work comes after the authority was was told it must improve its services, following an inspection in 2021 by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission.