02/06/2026
Southend-on-Sea City Council and NHS Essex Integrated Care Board received notification today (1 June 2026) that Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will conduct an inspection of local area arrangements for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) from 15 June 2026 to 19 June 2026.
As part of this inspection, inspectors are seeking the views of children and young people (CYP) aged 11 to 25 with SEND, parents and carers of CYP aged 0 to 25 with SEND, and practitioners who work with CYP with SEND in education, health or care services.
Online surveys will close at 9am on Tuesday 9 June 2026 and can be found here:
• Children and Young People Survey: https://ofsted.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/AreaSEND-CYP/10436558
• Parent/Carer Survey: https://ofsted.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/AreaSEND-ParentCarer/10436558
• Parent/Carer Survey (Easy Read): https://ofsted.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/AreaSEND-ParentCarer-EasyRead/10436558
• Practitioner Survey: https://ofsted.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/AreaSEND-Practitioner/10436558
Visit this link for additional guidance: Area SEND inspections: information about ongoing inspections: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-area-send-inspections-information-for-families
If you cannot access the online links, or require a different format, please email [email protected]
Please share your experiences. Your views are important and will be treated in confidence.
ID: A smiling man and a young boy of Black British ethnicity sit together outdoors on a pebble beach. The boy is wearing a red jacket and pointing toward the left while looking ahead with a smile; the man sits behind him with an arm around him, also smiling in the same direction. A white text box in the lower left corner features the Care Quality Commission and Ofsted logos. The text reads: "Area SEND inspection for Southend-on-Sea Local Area Partnership. Share your views on SEND Services in Southend-on-Sea.
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