Tender: System-wide Review of Specialist Provision and Banding Frameworks — South Tyneside Council

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South Tyneside Council is seeking a provider to undertake a system-wide review of specialist provision across South Tyneside, including Special Schools, SEN Units, Additional Resource Bases and associated banding frameworks. The review will analyse current designations and their alignment to pupil need; review banding descriptors, thresholds and funding models; evaluate consistency in the application of banding across settings; assess sufficiency against current and projected demand including identification of gaps by need type, geography and phase; review placement decision-making processes and pathways; and benchmark findings against regional and national best practice. The provider will work collaboratively with South Tyneside Council services in Education, SEND & Inclusion and Finance, education leaders across mainstream and specialist settings, health and care partners and parents/carer representatives where appropriate, and will produce a final report with findings, recommendations and a clear implementation framework to support system-wide change.