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WQ.257/2024
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES BY DEPUTY H.L. JEUNE OF ST. JOHN, ST. LAWRENCE AND TRINITY QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 8th JULY 2024
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 16th JULY 2024
Question
"Will the Minister state the number of children who attend school on a reduced timetable due to their complex clinical and education needs and detail the support available, if any, for these children during school hours when they are not at school; and should any support exist, will he further advise –
- who the providers of such services are;
- how the Government supports and works with these providers;
- which Government departments work with these providers;
- the level of Government funding that is available to support these children, and what has been included in the 2025-2028 Government Plan; and
- how much funding each provider has received and how many children they have supported, for each of the last 5 years?"
Answer
In line with the Part time timetable policy:
A reduced timetable refers to those circumstances when a decision is made to reduce a pupil's overall' curriculum offer. As part of this arrangement, the pupil continues to attend school full time. Cases where children are placed on a reduced timetable are likely to be rare and unique in each individual case.
A part time timetable refers to those circumstances where a decision is made to limit the amount of time a pupil spends in school accessing education (on site or otherwise). As part of this arrangement, and the pupil is not accessing a full-time education. The need to safeguard a pupil must be considered before a part-time timetable is agreed and safeguarding measures built into the plan.
Furthermore, in circumstances where a pupil has a serious medical condition and regular ongoing medical intervention is required, or recovery is the priority outcome, educational arrangements will be reflected in a medical/care plan' agreed between school, health and other relevant professionals. This plan may be implemented for a short-term medical condition that requires a period of recovery or for a long-term medical condition that requires ongoing medical support. These plans are not reduced or part-time timetables.
Out of the above, schools are only required to register pupils on part – time timetables.
In 2023-2024 43 pupils where registered for a parttime table, 10 of which are now closed.
The GoJ provide many opportunities to support the above scenarios which are free. These include:
• SKILLS Jersey
• Jersey Youth Service
• JET
• CAMHS Early Intervention
• Inclusion Service Teams (ASCIT, EWOS, SEMHIT, VI, Wellbeing team, HDST, Eps)
• Move On Café
• Jersey Library
Education outsource the following activities which include private providers and charitable providers ( this is not an exhaustive list) Some of these are at a cost; others are free:
• Happy Hooves Equine Therapy
• Healing Waves
• Wet Wheels
• Birdsong
• Skate School
• Boxing
• Absolute Adventures
• Chestnut Farm
• Paddle tennis
• Jump Jersey (often offered uncharged)
• Zoo
• Aqua splash
• Les Quennevais Swimming/Sports
• Yoga
• Art Therapy
• Amazin Maize
• Jersey Sports
• Jonno's Watersports
• Camp Bosdet
• Eyecan activities
• Surf School
• Jersey Hertiage
Education outsource the following tutoring companies:
• Word and Numbers
• Kings Interhigh online tutoring
• Core Education
As Schools and Inclusion fund these from either their school budgets, SEND funding, RoN funding, JP funding which includes Virtual School funding, it is not possible to provide the costs.
These plans are individualised and bespoke to each child and young person's health and development needs.