DSPL (Developing Special Provision Locally) is a Hertfordshire-wide partnership approach where parents, staff in early years settings and schools, further education colleges, local authority officers and representatives from other agencies, work together as part of an Area Group, reviewing and developing the range of provision and support services available to their local community that:

• Meets the needs of children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), aged 0-25, as close to home as possible
• Improves outcomes for wellbeing and attainment
• Widens choice for children and parents/carers
• Removes barriers to learning
• Uses resources more effectively

There are nine DSPL Area Groups across the county that meet regularly to discuss what services are available and to influence how services are shaped and developed to ensure the children and young people with SEND in their area receive the right support in their educational activities.

About DSPL Area 3

DSPL Area 3 (Bishop’s Stortford, Sawbridgeworth, Buntingford, Watton-at-Stone, Hertford, Ware) covers 59 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 12 secondary schools, 1 all-through school, 3 special schools, 1 further education college and nursery settings.

Amwell View School and Specialist Sports College is the Lead School for DSPL3.  We work in partnership to provide localised support and to respond to the needs of our area.