The Director of Children, Families and Education introduced the report which provided a summary of the experiences of children and young people with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact on the future needs and priorities for young people. It was outlined that some of the Wirral’s young people had put together a production, which provided a visual and first-hand account of the issues young people with SEND had faced during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Following the performance, the Chair expressed her thanks to the young people for their contribution and outlined that the colleagues around the table recognised how challenging the pandemic had been for young people with SEND.

Resolved – That

(1)  the feedback from young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) around their experiences of the pandemic and the information contained in the report be noted.

(2)  the Health and Wellbeing Board continues to engage with young people through the Youth Partnership and other forms of engagement, ensuring that the views of children and young people are considered and encouraged.

(3)  the Health and Wellbeing Board engages in the development of the Participation and Engagement Strategy and receive a final version of the Strategy for review and endorsement.