We believe SEND is everyone’s responsibility. Our SEND Special Interest Group (SIG) brings together health visitors in SEND roles—or with a strong interest in SEND—to improve services for families. The group promotes innovation and supports a caring, flexible approach to delivering care for babies and children with SEND.
Aim
To strengthen the quality of health visiting services and improve outcomes of babies and children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), through influencing, promoting and sharing best practice across all regions in the UK.
Objectives
- To feel connected, engaged and supported in your SEND roles
- To share challenges, learning, innovation and best practice
- To influence and shape policy
- To strengthen the voice of individual services to promote equitable services across all UK HV services
- For members to provide the iHV with evidence and insight from practice enabling us to provide an accurate and up-to-date picture of any urgent matters that require their attention from government
- For the iHV to provide a national update on our SEND workstreams and the national direction for the health visiting profession.
Feedback from current members reflects the value of the SIG:
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This is what I have been waiting for! Lots of great ideas and reassurance around my new role – Thank you
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Really good to hear from other areas and their ways of working and sharing good practice. I came away with lots of inspiration and some resources 😊 many thanks
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It’s brilliant to be able to collaborate ideas and share information. Thank you for the opportunity to be part of the group.
