Notification of Ofsted and CQC inspection of local area arrangements for SEND

On Tuesday 8 September 2025, Ealing Council has received formal notification that Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will begin their inspection of local area arrangements for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Area SEND inspection for Ealing Local Area Partnership: practitioner views

If you are a practitioner working with children or young people with SEND in education, health or care services, please take the practitioner survey. Please complete the survey by 9am on Tuesday 16 September 2025.

If you work in two or more sectors, you can use the same link to complete a separate survey for each role.

Ealing SEND and inclusion strategy, key documents and resources, training, directory of contacts and services.

• Ealing’s strategy for additional and special educational needs, disabilities and inclusion 2023-2027
• ELP SEN support expectations
• ELP SEND and inclusion committee (login required)
• Key documents
• SEND directory
• SEND elective home education (EHE) and education other than at school (EOTAS)
• Outreach support from special schools and ARP
• SEND professional portal
• Speech and language therapy

SEND support for families

• Ealing local offer
• Ealing NHS speech and language therapy
  • on Facebook
  • on Youtube
• Ealing Council speech and language
• SEN and inclusion videos
  • SEN and inclusion videos in Arabic SEN وإدراج مقاطع الفيديو باللغة البنجابية
  • SEN and inclusion videos in Gujarati સેન અને પંજાબીમાં વિડિઓઝનો સમાવેશ કરે છે
  • SEN and inclusions videos in Punjabi SEN ਅਤੇ ਵੀਡੀਓ ਨੂੰ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ
  • SEN and inclusion videos in Tamil SEN மற்றும் பஞ்சாபியில் வீடியோக்களை சேர்க்கிறது