Putting together the data jigsaw: Linking data on children and young people with SEND, learning from local areas

Anne Pinney, Research Consultant & True Colours Data Champion and Dr Sarah Martin-Denham, Associate Professor of Care and Education, Sunderland University

We will share learning from a recent FOI and local area research, on:

· why link data on children and young people with SEND?

· extent of data linkage by LAs and ICS's across England (FOI data)

· barriers and enablers

· national policy implications

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