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<p>As part of the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative
Provision (AP) Change Programme, the Early Language Support for Every Child (ELSEC)
pilots are testing innovative workforce models. The pilots aim to improve identification
and support for children with speech, language and communication needs in early years
and primary schools. ELSEC is not designed to identify neurodivergent children, although
some of the speech, language and communication needs being addressed are likely to
be associated with neurodivergence.</p><p> </p><p>Partnerships for Inclusion of Neurodiversity
in Schools (PINS) is a jointly funded programme between NHS England, the Department
of Health and Social Care and the Department for Education. It will deploy specialists
from both health and education workforces to upskill mainstream primary schools and
build their capacity to identify and meet the needs of children with neurodivergent
needs. Adopting a whole-school approach, PINS is needs rather than diagnosis-led,
and will include children without a formal diagnosis. Individual assessment or intervention
or specific diagnostic tools are therefore not part of the programme.</p><p> </p><p>Both
programmes aim to intervene at an early stage in the child's education journey. Both
will be formally evaluated to provide quantitative and qualitative information on
impact. Learning from the programmes will be used to inform future policy development
on how services and schools can support children with speech, language and communication
needs or who are neurodiverse.</p>
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