On this page you will find details of SEND related surveys and consultations (most recent first). These come from a variety of sources.
Where possible we also publish the survey or consultation results and keep our parent network informed about any further developments.
Sport Break Survey February 2021
This survey was open to parent carers of children and young people with SEND in Hertfordshire and sought to help us better understand the demand for, or interest in, a possible new sport/health based Short Break provision in Hertfordshire. 91 parent carers completed the survey from across the county and their responses related to children and young people across the 0-25 age range and with a range of needs, the most common of which were autism, ADHD and learning difficulties. HPCI would like to thank all the parents and carers who added their views. These have now been shared with Sport Works, to inform the development of their service proposal, and with the commissioning team at Hertfordshire County Council.
A summary of the results can be found here: Summary of Sports SBLO survey results
Hospital Admissions Survey November/December 2020
This survey gathered information about what matters to families when their child or young person with SEND is admitted to hospital. 64 parent carers completed the survey from across the county, covering all age ranges of CYP from 0-25. The full results, which included many helpful suggestions, have been shared with the working group at East and North Herts Hospital Trust, which includes a parent rep from HPCI, and will feed into staff training. The results have also been shared with both the West Herts Hospital Trust and the Paediatrics department at Lister Hospital and we hope that they will be used to inform future improvement projects.
Many thanks if you completed the survey. A summary of the results can be read here Survey results summary SEND CYP Hospital admissions
Return to Education Survey October 2020
This survey was to see how things had gone over the first lock down for families and in the return to school. Thank you to the 192 parent/carers who completed the survey and we have produced a summary which you can read November 2020 survey summary
HPCI has shared the results with senior service leaders at HCC and we are in the process of working with them on how they are responding to the findings.
Complex Health Needs Survey run in October 2020
This survey was for the parent carers of children up to age 11 who have complex health needs looking at key working for families in the pre-school phase. It was completed by 39 parent carers which is a really good number for this type of need. The results of the survey are here Those results will also be used by the HPCI parent rep and others working on the project. It is good news that the recruitment process for a key worker for the pre-school families of a child with complex health needs has begun. We really welcome this development which we are confident will make a positive difference to those families. Survey results summary Complex Health keyworkers
Moving and handling survey for parents of children and young people with significant physical needs run in October 2020
This survey was open to parents of children and young people who have significant physical needs and who use specialist equipment in their home at the moment or may do in the future. 16 parents completed the survey and you can read the Survey results summary Moving and handling training for parent carers . The results have been shared with those working on this project including HPCI’s parent rep.
HPCI support and communication from education settings Covid 19 Survey – May 2020
Thank you to the 330 parents who contributed to this survey. We used the findings from the survey to feedback to Herts County Council Children’s Services about the issues parents were facing. You can download a summary of the findings here HPCI Covid 19 May 20 survey summary
HPCI Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) Survey – February 2020
In February 2020 we conducted a survey for any parent or carer of children aged 3 to 25 with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD). This includes dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD/ADD (attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder), dyscalculia or dysgraphia, either identified or suspected. The survey was to help gather evidence of the picture of the current experience of families with SpLD in Hertfordshire.
Thank you to the 159 parents who completed the survey – you can download the summary of findings here: Summary of HPCI SpLD survey results
