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Mengoni, Silvana; Bardsley, Janet and Oates, John
(2015).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8578.12102
Abstract
Key working is a way of supporting children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their families, and is highly regarded by families and practitioners. However, there is a lack of up-to-date research exploring key working in the current context of policy reforms in England. This article reports an evaluation of key working in four sites in England, with a particular focus on the SEND policy reforms. Key working resulted in a number of positive outcomes for children and young people, families and services, including helping services to meet the requirements of the SEND reforms. Challenging aspects included managing transitions and the relationship between key working practitioner and family, but successful strategies were identified. Key working supports the implementation of specific aspects of the English SEND reforms along with more general cultural change in services to align with families’ needs and well-established aspects of good practice.
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- Item ORO ID
- 41831
- Item Type
- Journal Item
- ISSN
- 1467-8578
- Project Funding Details
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Funded Project Name Project ID Funding Body Early Support and Keyworking Not Set National Children's Bureau - Keywords
- key working; key workers; child disability; child development; service evaluation
- Academic Unit or School
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Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) > Health, Wellbeing and Social Care
Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) - Research Group
- Childhood and Youth
- Copyright Holders
- © 2015 NASEN
- Depositing User
- John Oates