Articles on SEND Local Offer (219)
SEN Strategy Refresh - 2021-2024
The current Kensington and Chelsea Council Strategy for Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (our ‘SEND Strategy’) was published in 2018. The nature of co-production, learning from the experiences of our local community and aiming to deliver outstanding services in an…How do I choose childcare for my child with SEND?
Good quality childcare is beneficial for all children. It plays an important role in development, allowing children to gain independence, mix with other children and learn new things. There are several types of childcare provider and different families may find that different options work best…Does my child have SEND?
During your child’s early years, you may not know whether they have SEND or not. Many parents have concerns about their child’s development. While most of the time it is just a normal part of growing up, you should highlight any worries you have with…Guidance for service providers
There are two sections of this website: Information for Families provides information to all parents and carers of children and young people aged 0-19 years, or 0-25 years if their child has a Special Educational Need or Disability (SEND). The SEND Local Offer focuses on providing accessible…Getting an assessment for autism if you are a young person
Sometimes, an autism diagnosis is missed in early childhood. This might be because the signs of autism were unclear or did not start to emerge until adolescence. Autism can be diagnosed at any point in life, but the pathways will be different depending on your…Your feedback, and our responses, about the SEND Local Offer 2019
Every year, the local authority publishes feedback from users of our SEND Local Offer website. We also set out how we have addressed, or plan to address, the issues raised. All feedback we receive is used to make the website more helpful and easy to use. …Download the Local Offer as an app to your mobile device
Why not make accessing the Local Offer easier by downloading a shortcut to your mobile device? Follow the step-by-step guides below to learn how you can do this for iPhone, iPad or Android devices.Approaches used in the Bi-borough to support with autism
The Bi-borough uses a team made up of a wide range of professionals to support a personalised approach for meeting a child with autism’s individual support needs. Over the years, a number of teaching approaches have been proposed. These include interventions that target specific areas. These…Services that support autistic children and young people
There are a wide range of services available to support autistic children and young people, and their families. Which type of services and therapies will be required depends on the individual needs of the child or young person concerned. Some of services that are most…