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<p>The Department for Education publishes a range of performance and attainment data
from:</p><ol><li>Local authorities</li><li>Early years settings</li><li>Schools and
colleges on children and young people with special educational needs and disability</li><li>Local
and national levels</li></ol><p>Local authorities and their partners across education,
health and social care are implementing the special educational needs and disabilities
(SEND) reforms which came into force on 1 September this year. The Department is working
closely with local authorities and local Parent Carer Forums to understand how local
implementation of the Children and Families Act is progressing. Summary findings of
an autumn implementation survey will be published before the end of the year. The
Department will also publish local authority data on an annual basis, starting in
summer 2015. This will include, for example, the number of conversions from statements
to Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans and the number and percentage of new EHC
Plans delivered within twenty weeks.</p><p>From September 2015, we expect local authorities
will have made significant progress in embedding the reforms, and our focus will increasingly
be on whether the new systems are leading to improved outcomes for children and young
people.</p><p>We have asked Ofsted to consider what more needs to be done to ensure
good quality delivery of the new system. Ofsted’s recommendations will be published
shortly.</p><p> </p>
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