East Sussex Special Education Needs and Disabilities Inspection Survey

Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) are visiting East Sussex to inspect the local arrangements for children and young people with special education needs and disabilities (SEND).

The inspectors want to know about the help and support that children and young people with SEND get. You can share your experiences by filling in one of the surveys below.

What you share will be treated in confidence.

The surveys will close at 9am on Tuesday 12 November 2024.

Survey for children and young people:

This survey is for children and young people between 11 to 25 years old with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Children and Young People Survey – https://ofsted.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/AreaSEND-CYP/10327164

Survey for parents and carers:

This survey is for parents and carers of children or young people between 0 to 25 years old with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). If you have more than one child with SEND you can use the same link to complete a separate survey for each child.

Parent and carer survey – https://ofsted.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/AreaSEND-ParentCarer/10327164

Take the parent and carer survey (Easy Read version) – https://ofsted.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/AreaSEND-ParentCarer-EasyRead/10327164 

Survey for practitioners:

This survey is for practitioners who work with children or young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) in education, health or care services. If you work in two or more sectors, you can use the same link to complete a separate survey for each role.

Take the practitioner survey – https://ofsted.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/AreaSEND-Practitioner/10327164


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