Strategic Partner work

CDC is working as Strategic Partner for SEN and Disability to the Department for Education (DfE).

As DfE Strategic Partner for SEN and disability we will work with our Council and across our Networks to: 

• Support the development of capacity building across the Voluntary and Community Sector
• Contribute to the development and implementation of key policy initiatives
• Identify and support research to gather evidence on what works to inform policy and practice development and planning

Current work: establishing a Young People's Advisory Group

CDC is providing support to the Department for Education to enable them to appropriately involve disabled young people in an advisory group during the implementation of the SEN and Disability Green Paper reform programme. Find out more...

Information on the implementation of the SEND Green Paper

As Strategic Partner CDC has created a set of webpages with information the implementation of the SEN and Disability Green Paper including information on the SEND Delivery Partners, the local area pathfinders and the SEND grant holders.