The Council for Disabled Children invites strategic managers working across education, health and social care and parent carer representatives to attend this full-day workshop on how aligning different strategic programmes go hand in hand with joint working to improve outcomes for children and young people.

Attendees will have the opportunity to:

• Hear an overview of significant reports and work related to joint working overall

• Understand what is meant by ‘alignment’ with a focus on:

o Children and Families Act 2014

o Personalised Care

o Learning Disability and Autism

o NHS Long Term Plan

• Share and reflect on on-going work, successes and challenges with colleagues from across the region

• Use case studies to explore opportunities for further work on alignment

• Develop a regional action plan

Who should attend?

• LA SEN leads, Disabled Children’s Service Managers, Social Care leads, Post-16 and Transition leads and Public Health leads

• CCG commissioners with responsibility for SEND agenda

• Designated Medical and Clinical Officers

• Parent carer representatives (to be coordinated by NNPCF regional rep)