What is DSPL?
Delivering Special Provision Locally is a Hertfordshire-wide initiative, working to improve the range of provision and support services available for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, aged 0-25.
It aims to secure a range of provision, support services and resources in each area that:
• meets the needs of children and young people with 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 effectively
Dacorum DSPL
Dacorum DSPL (DSPL Area 8) is one of 9 areas in Hertfordshire where parents, early years settings, primary and secondary schools, further education, local authority professionals and other agencies work together to review what is available and develop provision to fill in the gaps.
For more information on the work carried out by Dacorum DSPL8 Click Here
For the list of Dacorum DSPL 8 schools click here
Our sub groups work on a number of activities to support DSPL 8 and report into the DSPL Board. Activities relate to key areas of work within Dacorum DSPL 8. Below you will find links to sub group terms of reference.
The current Board membership is:
Lead Head
Gary Lewis – Headteacher Kings Langley Secondary
Secondary Head Representation:
Mel Stanley – INCO JFK School
Primary Head Representation:
Katharine Ellwood – Headteacher Greenway Primary and Nursery School
Deborah Stevens – Headteacher Goldfield Infants’ and Nursery School
Jackie Hood – Headteacher Chaulden Infants and Nursery School
Sally Short – Headteacher Hobletts Manor Junior School
Special School Representation:
Gill Waceba – Headteacher Woodfield School
Education Support Centre Representation:
Sara Lalis – Headteacher Dacorum ESC
Early Years Representation:
Pauline Kirtley – Headteacher Health Lane Nursery School
Representation from Post 16 provision:
Gareth Styles – Head of SEND, West Herts College
Area Manager of Integrated Services for Learning:
David Canning
Representation from SEN/EP:
Melanie Flay
Silvia Hundal
Parent Representation:
Alison Mclauchlin
Danielle Jata-Hall
DSPL Team:
Carole Hassell – DSPL 8 Manager
Patricia Wheway – Project Manager
Ruth Mason – SEND Lead
Ashley Fabray – Administrator
Richard Haynes – Joint Operational Lead and Headteacher Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School
Katherine Elwood – Joint Operational Lead and Headteacher Greenway Primary School
Minutes From Meetings
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