Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) are visiting Barnet to inspect the local arrangements for children and young people with special education needs and disabilities (SEND).

 

What is the Local Area SEND Inspection in Barnet?

 

Inspectors from Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will visit Barnet and gather evidence about how effective provision is for children and young people with SEND in the local area. This includes health, education and care services for children and young people aged 0-25 years who have any type of Special Educational Need and/or Disability (SEND) and live in the London Borough of Barnet. A new Inspection Framework was introduced in 2023.

 

The inspectors want to know about the help and support that children and young people with SEND get. You can tell us by filling in a survey. What you tell us will be treated in confidence.

 

We want to hear from:

 

• Parents and carers of a child or young person with SEND

• Children and young people with SEND aged 11-25

• Practitioners working with children or young people with SEND in education, health or care services

 

The survey will close at 9am on Tuesday 10 November 2026. Please complete the survey online if you can.

 

Click here to fill out the survey

 

If you would like a copy of the survey as a Word document, use the links below. Please return your answers to data.areasend@ofsted.gov.uk by 3pm on Monday 9 November 2026.

 

Click here for the parent and carer survey easy read

Click here for the parent and carer survey

Click here for the children and young people survey

Click here for the practitioner survey

 

 

Nick Burr (He/Him)
Social Media and Communications Officer
Business Support and Communications Team
Barnet Education and Learning Service
2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, NW9 4EW
Tel: 020 8359 7288 | Web: barnet.gov.uk