Cheshire East was identified as an outlier for the number and rate of growth of children with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) and involved with the Delivering Better Value for SEND (DBV) programme at the time of bidding for Family Hubs funding. The Family Hub partnership group committed to developing a Family Hubs as a SEND Centre of Excellence to trial and develop inclusive practice across all Cheshire East Family Hubs. We collaborated with partners and families to discuss what the centre could look like; this included young people who supported us to design the space. Our Parent Carer Forum (PCF) were key partners on our steering group and regularly informed us about challenges they faced, gaps in service provision, and changes needed to provide effective support.
