Articles on SEND Local Offer (221)
Core Offer
What is core offer and how do I access it? Families may be signposted to the Local Offer and other available services including those provided by the voluntary sector. These are services where the Local Authority have given the service extra money to enable children…Dating and relationships for young people with SEND
There is no reason why young people with SEND should not be able to form relationships, from making friends to finding love. There are services in the borough that can help to connect you with other young people in your area, as well as make…Deaf Awareness Week 2024
Deaf Awareness Week is taking place from 6 to 12 May 2024. It's a week dedicated to encouraging children and young people to celebrate deaf identity and feel confident with their deafness. You can find more deaf awareness videos in the link below: Videos for early…Disability Access Fund (DAF)
From April 2017, the Government introduced new funding for Early Years childcare providers to enable them to offer more places to young children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND). This funding is called the Disability Access Fund (DAF). The DAF is available to Early Years…The Disabled Children's Service
What is the service? The Disabled Children’s service is made up of a range of teams who work together to provide a holistic service but where each has its own professional focus. These teams are: Disabled Children’s Team DCT - (social workers and social care workers)…Disagreements process and procedure
Disagreement resolution arrangements are put in place to resolve a wide-range of disagreements including: Performance of duties SEN provision Disagreements over health and social care provision; and Disagreements between health commissioners and local authorities Disagreement resolution concerns all children and young people with SEN and…Disagreements, mediation and the SEND Tribunal
The Children and Families Act 2014 requires all local authorities and health commissioner services to provide an independent mediation and dispute resolution service to help when parents/carers, young people, schools, health care services and the local authority cannot agree on how to meet a child…