Welcome to DSPL Area 9
What is Delivering Special Provision Locally (DSPL)?
DSPL is a Hertfordshire-wide partnership approach where parents, staff in early years settings and schools, further education colleges, local authority officers and representatives from other agencies, work together as part of an Area Group, reviewing and developing the range of provision and support services available to their local community that :
- Meets the needs of children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), aged 0-25, as close to home as possible.
- Improves outcomes for wellbeing and attainment
- Widens choice for children and parents/carers
- Removes barriers to learning
- Uses resources more effectively
There are nine DSPL Area Groups across the county that meet regularly to discuss what services are available and to influence how services are shaped and developed to ensure the children and young people with SEND in their area receive the right support in their educational activities.
- DSPL9 Annual Report 20-21 (786KB)
- DSPL 9 Local Offer (277KB)
- DSPL9 Group Members (194KB)
- Workstream Diagram (316KB)
- Terms of Reference (406KB)
- DSPL County Map (492KB)
Useful Links
The DSPL9 Triage Service offer direct support, advice, guidance and signposting for Families, Children & Young People in Watford, Three Rivers Bushey & Radlett. First point of contact is Jan Crook jancrook@dspl9.org.uk or call 07715 415894
Please refer to the Triage page on this website for more information
Support for parents and carers of children and young people with SEND –Services for parents, carers and families (hertfordshire.gov.uk)
The role of a SENCO and how parents and SENCOs can work together to achieve the best results for a pupil – Getting help at school from your SENCO (hertfordshire.gov.uk)
Help, support and advice for parents whose children’s attendance is low due to anxiety –If your child is too anxious to go to school (hertfordshire.gov.uk)
Contact details of the different SEND services, including details of Advice Line for EPs, the SLCA team, the SpLD team and others –Contact a SEND service (hertfordshire.gov.uk)
Information and advice for those whose children have just been diagnosed with SEND, or have SEND concerns –New to SEND (hertfordshire.gov.uk)
DSPL on Hertfordshire Grid for Learning – www.thegrid.org.uk/learning/sen/whole_school/dspl
DSPL on HertsDirect – www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/dspl
SEND Strategy & Local Offer can be found at www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/localoffer
Integrated Services for Learning – www.thegrid.org.uk/leadership/isl/
Parent Network – Families In Focus www.familiesinfocus.co.uk
Drop In Advice Sessions, Helpline and Workshops SENSOS – www.sossen.org.uk
Herts SENDIASS information zone – www.hertssendiass.org.uk/information-zone.aspx
Current as of July 2022