Sheffield SEND Manifesto
Learn Sheffield have been commissioned by SCC, on behalf of the Local Area SEND Partnership, to support improvement in SEND in the city.
In 2024/25 this led to the development of the SEND Manifesto proposal below (in both a detailed and overview version) to provide the basis for further discussions across Sheffield. Feedback on the proposal was collected during the autumn term of 2025: SEND Manifesto Feedback (October 2025)
SEND Manifesto: A ProposalSEND Manifesto: A Proposal - An Overview
Sheffield SEND Manifesto Proposal – Full Version / Overview Version
The analysis in the manifesto was informed by a SEND Enquiry which was completed in May 2025, just after the Local Area SEND Inspection.
The manifesto provided a starting point for the development of a long-term strategy for Sheffield for the Local Area SEND Partnership in Sheffield, which includes:
- Sheffield City Council
- South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
- Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
- Sheffield Parent Carer Forum
- Learn Sheffield
More information about the building blocks for this work will be added below as it becomes available – please use the links below to access the content that you are interested in:
LS SEND Team
Learn Sheffield have developed a SEND team to support the delivery of the SCC SEND commission, including a restructure of the sector SEND team (which is now being led from Learn Sheffield) and the inclusion of the locality SEND leads.
Learn Sheffield Lead – Stephen Betts
Learn Sheffield Lead – Nick Whittaker
Learn Sheffield Lead – Steve Shaw
Multi Agency SEND Improvement Partner – Lee Carey
Sector Lead – Ian Read (Watercliffe Meadow Primary)
Sector Lead – Fiona Rigby (St Catherine’s Primary)
Sector Lead – Katie Anderson (Chorus Trust)
Locality A Lead – Nicola Osborne (Monteney Priamry)
Locality B Lead - Fiona Rigby (St Catherine’s Primary)
Locality C Lead – Hannah Thornley (Wybourn Primary)
Locality D Lead – Sarah Hearnshaw (Shortbrook Primary)
Locality E Lead – Will Smith (Mundella Primary)
Locality F Lead – Evelyn Abram (Sharrow Primary)
Locality G Lead – Jane Townsend (Stocksbridge NI)
SEND Strategic Lead – Lauren Ambler (Primary)
SEND Strategic Lead – Rebecca Molson (Secondary)
SEND Strategic Lead – Gary Simmons (Secondary)
SEND Strategic Lead – Emma Stevenson (Primary)
SEND Strategic Lead – Zoe Wilson (Primary)