The London Borough of Redbridge and the NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (ICB) have jointly published a new Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Priority Action Plan, setting out a roadmap to deliver vital improvements for children and young people with additional needs.
The plan, approved by the Department for Education (DfE) and NHS England (NHSE), outlines the key steps that will be taken to address findings from Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission’s inspection report published in May 2025. The report called for focused action to enhance how local services work together to meet the needs of children and families in the borough.
Developed collaboratively by the Redbridge Local Area SEND Partnership, the action plan highlights areas requiring urgent transformation and sustained progress. It seeks to strengthen communication, improve access to services, and ensure better outcomes for young people with SEND.
The partnership — which includes Redbridge Council, the NHS North East London ICB, and local partners from education, health, and social care — has reaffirmed its commitment to delivering meaningful change. The plan represents a shared ambition to build a system that listens to families, supports early intervention, and promotes inclusive opportunities for all.
A spokesperson for the partnership said the publication of the plan marks “a significant step in Redbridge’s improvement journey” and that the next phase will focus on co-producing a SEND and Alternative Provision (AP) Strategy. This forthcoming strategy will invite children, young people, parents, carers, and community organisations to help shape the borough’s long-term vision for SEND support.
To ensure accessibility, the Redbridge Priority Action Plan will be published in multiple languages — including Bengali, Gujarati, Romanian, Tamil, Urdu, Punjabi, Lithuanian, Bulgarian, and Polish — alongside Easy Read versions to support wider community engagement. All translated and accessible formats are expected to be available by 30 November 2025 on the Redbridge Local Offer website.
Through this renewed focus and partnership-led approach, Redbridge aims to transform its SEND services into a system that is more responsive, inclusive, and equitable — one that delivers lasting change for the borough’s children and families.
