Rotherham SENDIASS

Rotherham SENDIASS is funded from the base revenue budget in recognition of the statutory responsibility on LAs to provide such a service. The Service has also been provided with funding from the Integrated Care Board (ICB) and so is in line with the SEND Code of Practice which states.

‘The joint arrangements that local authorities and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) must have for commissioning education, health and care provision for children and young people with SEN or disabilities must include arrangements for considering and agreeing what information and advice about education, health and care provision is to be provided, by whom and how it is to be provided.’

For this reporting period the Service sat under Commissioning, and so is line managed by the Head of Service for Commissioning.

The Service is based in Riverside House, this is a different building to the SEND related services. During this year all SENDIASS staff (alongside other services) continued to work from home as appropriate. Service staff have made use of Riverside House for Team Meetings, meetings with service users and for times when service delivery is enhanced by working in this environment.

Monitoring Group

The Monitoring Group has met during this period. The Group consists of representatives from Education, Health and Social Care as well as parent and young person involvement from the Parent Carers Forum and Guiding Voices. The Group have supported with the updated Service Specification during this time.

Funding/Resources

As stated above, the Service was provided with funding from ICB alongside the Revenue funding by RMBC.

The Service also had some remaining funding from previous financial years CDC contract.

Staffing for this period

Kerry Taylor – Service Lead (full time)

Anne Julie Childs – Business Support Officer (0.6) in post from May 2022

Kendall Stacey – SEND Advisor (0.8)  in post from May 2022

Andrew Lound – Children’s Disability Information Officer (0.8)

Leanne Taylor- Children’s Information Officer (full time)

Rachel White – Referrals Officer (full time)

Maria Ridge – Young Peoples Information Officer (0.9)