Support for children aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

Advice & Information

Palliative care teams support children, young people and their families and help them cope with diagnosis, end of life and bereavement care. Together for Short Lives is an organisation that can ...
The best time to discuss your child's current, or next school place, is at their EHCP annual review. It is the responsibility of the SEND service to discuss this with ...
Your ability to drive will depend on the type and extent of your needs. The Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) will decide whether you can learn to drive. You must ...
Whether your child or young person is changing school because you're moving, they're too old for their current school or because you want the local authority to consider a special ...
If your child has an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) the support it sets out is funded in a number of different ways, explained in the sections below. Additionally: Any ...
If you have concerns about your child, please talk to the special educational needs and disabilities coordinator (SENCo) at their school, who will work with you to provide support. If ...
An EHCP is drawn up by the local authority after an EHC needs assessment has been carried out. If your child or young person has or may have special educational needs ...
Information on how to get a wheelchair or scooter. ...
For many parents or carers even considering the possibility that your child could become a victim of sexual abuse could be almost unimaginable, but one of the best ways to ...