Project 4: SEND Workforce development in residential settings

Investment in the workforce – 12 sponsored Diplomas for residential workers

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A partnership with the South East Regional Care Cooperative

SESLIP has developed this programme as Project #4 in the 2025-2026 SESLIP Regional Improvement Plan. This project supports What works in SEND Enabler 5. Please click the here for more details about this Enabler

  • .Working with the South East Regional Care Cooperative, we will support the development of the SEND workforce in residential settings, by supporting 12 residential workers to become registered managers by providing sponsorship for them Social Pedagogy at the Diploma at Kingston University.
  • This will contribute to improving sufficiency and the ability of the six local authorities involved (West Sussex, Portsmouth, RBWM, Reading, Wokingham and Surrey) improving the performance in relation to the KPI to reduce the number of children placed at distance from their homes.

SESLIP has developed this programme to support future leaders in Children’s Social Care, Education, SEND, Early Help and other aspects of children’s services. It is supported as Project #4 in the 2025-2026 SESLIP Regional Improvement Plan.

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What is the background to this project?

More to follow

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 Regional Improvement Plan 

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Please contact Mark Evans for further details

Contact Details

CSC Workforce and AD Safeguarding Network Lead: Mark Evans (South East Sector-Led Improvement Programme)

Mark@markevansconsulting.co.uk

07803 147072

SESLI Programme Manager: Richard Tyndall (South East Sector-Led Improvement Programme)

richard.tyndall@richardtyndall.co.uk

07880 787007