More Funding For Ealing Special Needs Project

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Creative new approaches will 'reducing demand for specialist placements'

Ealing Council say young people with complex needs will benefit from £1.6 million awarded by the Department for Education.

Aimed at those aged 11 and above and their families, the money will go to a project called Building My Future, focusing on the council’s Intensive Therapeutic Short Break Service.

The council say the new funding will allow multi-agency teams to work with more young people providing earlier identification of those with potentially complex needs, and put a tailored responsive services in place. The council believe this approach will reduce the risk of residential and day special education placements, improve health and mental health and help with a successful transition to adulthood.

Councillor Binda Rai, cabinet member for children’s services said: “Young people and their parents tell us that by working with them we can design services that really meet their needs and better equip them to have successful independent futures.

“This funding allows us to develop creative new approaches that will manage demand and reduce the need for expensive residential health and social care and specialist school placements.”

Robert Goodwill, Minister for Children and Families, said: “Through the Innovation Programme, we continue to fund exciting and pioneering projects that look to shake-up our traditional approach to social care.

“Together they proffer a broad and balanced portfolio which both test new innovations, and scale and spread those that have been successful in Round One of the programme.

“I am delighted that we have supported this project, and look forward to continuing to hear about its great work in the future.”

25th July 2017