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We have created a page to provide service updates and useful resources relating to SEND.
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We want to hear from children and young people with SEND!
The Children's Services Department are really interested in the views and experience of children and young people with SEND, as this helps us to have the right services for you! We have a new SEND Children and Young People's page, where you can find out how you can get involved and read our new Youth Inclusive newsletter!
We also have some surveys so you can tell us about your experience during lockdown. You can find the surveys via the link - we would love to hear from you!
The Local Offer provides information about services that children, young people and their families can expect from a range of local agencies. Knowing what is out there gives you more choice and therefore more control over what support is right for you. What is a ‘Local Offer'?
We are continually reviewing and developing the Local Offer and would welcome your feedback. Please complete our short survey or contact us. For examples of how your feedback has previously been used to develop the website, please follow this link
Did you know you can also download the Local Offer to as an icon on your phone?
NEW: Visit the Local Offer Autism Zone
Resources about healthy relationships launched for children and young people with SEND
New resources developed by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) aim to support children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) understand their emotions, relationships and identity. The 'Love Life' resources combine video drama with suggestions for… Read more >Extension of the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Tribunal Trial
The Government has extended its two-year Trial of increased powers for the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Tribunal so that it is now due to end at the end of August 2020. This means that the Tribunal will continue to hear appeals relating to… Read more >Launch event of the Bi-borough Sensory Support Team
Thursday the 10th October saw the launch of the new Bi-Borough Sensory Support Team for the boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster. The new Bi-Borough Sensory Support Team is the result of planning and talking to families and professionals. The team is made up… Read more >A trailblazer to improve mental health provision in schools
This World Mental Health Day, we turn our spotlight on the exciting trailblazer project currently underway in Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea to bring children and young people (aged 5-25 years) who attend local schools access to strengthened support for their low and moderate mental… Read more >
A week of celebrating speech, language and communication
Friday 11th October – Friday 18th October 2019 Join us this October in raising awareness and promoting understanding of Developmental Language Disorder and celebrating speech and language across Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster! On average, two children in every classroom have Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).… Read more >
Winners of the Local Offer Art Competition
We had over forty spectacular entries as part of our Local Offer Art Competition for children and young people with SEND that ran earlier this year. The creativity and artistic skill on display was astounding and it proved very difficult for our judges to select… Read more >College Open Days 2019-20
When you are thinking about moving on from school to sixth form or college, it can be a good idea to go and see the new setting to make sure it is right for you. and that is able to meet your needs. Open Days… Read more >
Launch of the Bi-Borough Sensory Impairment Service
Following the consultation and a successful recruitment process earlier this year, we are pleased to confirm that a Bi-Borough Sensory Impairment Support Service is now led by Westminster Training and Outreach Service. The service will deliver specialist visual and hearing impairment support services to children… Read more >
Heatwave Alert
High temperatures both outdoors and indoors may harm children’s health. In the event of a heatwave alert, local authorities will be alerted by the Met Office, and the alert will be more widely publicised. The advice given here. focuses specifically on children and is provided for teachers… Read more >
Help us improve services for parents of children aged 0-5
The local authority are embarking on an ambitious project to review and improve services available to support parents from pre-birth up until their child turns 5 years old. To do this, we need your help. We want to know what your experience has been of… Read more >What's on: Events and activities
- Adventure Stay & Play Sundays for Children with SEND at The Venture Centre Read More >>
- Sunday Stay & Play at St Quintin's Read More >>
- Science Museum Read More >>
- Brompton Library Read More >>
- Natural History Museum Read More >>
