SENDIASS Resources

Annual Reviews

An introduction to the Annual Review process for an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). For our free training on Annual Review, please visit our Training Page.

For help in gaining Children and Young People's views in their Annual Review, see our Interactive Picture Card Activity.

Complaints Procedures

Do you have a child or young person with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities?
Do you have a complaint you are looking to resolve?

We have a series of videos explaining the different complaints you might have and the correct procedures you must follow. For the full list of Complaints videos, visit the drop down boxes below.

Full Complaints Procedures

Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP)

An introduction to Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP). For our free training on EHCP’s, please visit our Training Page.

For help in gaining Children and Young People's views in their EHCP, see our Interactive Picture Card Activity.

Elective Home Education (EHE)

What is “Elective Home Education”?
How EHE can be done when your child has an EHCP
Education Otherwise than in a School (EOTAS)
Parental Duties
Duties of the Local Authority

Links

SEND Code of Practice: https://tinyurl.com/bdub2f3c
DfE, All You Need To Know About Home Schooling and Elective Home Education: https://tinyurl.com/3exkfr7h
Children and Families Act: https://tinyurl.com/2eu8zyn6
Elective Home Education Departmental Guidance for Parents (2019): https://tinyurl.com/yrudj4aw
Education Act 1996: https://tinyurl.com/y93ss323
Elective home education departmental guidance for local authorities (2019): https://tinyurl.com/564hmmvc
LGSCO: https://tinyurl.com/47wb2xpt
The Home Education Advisory Service: https://www.heas.org.uk/
Education Otherwise Association: https://www.educationotherwise.org/
Leicester City Council: Education at Home Policy: https://tinyurl.com/muexah7y

Fixed-Term and Permanent Exclusions

Do you want to understand more about the types of school exclusions?
Would you like to understand you and your child’s rights around school exclusions?
Do you have questions about how to appeal a decision to exclude your child?

This information is about funding for special educational needs (SEN) in mainstream schools. This includes academies and free schools. You can access the SEND Code of Practice online at www.gov.uk and search ‘SEND Code of Practice’.

Health Care

All families will come into contact with the NHS at some point for healthcare, but if your child has a disability or health condition then you may find you use lots of different services provided by the NHS and have more frequent contact with health professionals.

On our Health Care page, you may find some pointers and organisations that may help you, your child/young person or your family when it comes to healthcare for those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.

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Mental Health in Schools

Would you like to understand more about Mental Health support in schools in England?
What is “Emotionally-Based School Avoidance”?
Where to access help and support for your child with SEND?

Links

“DfE: School attendance” - https://tinyurl.com/45f3v3k9
“Oxfordshire County Council: Emotionally‐based school avoidance (EBSA)” - https://tinyurl.com/5dfawhpk
“West Sussex County Council: Printable Resources” - https://tinyurl.com/2s3rppkx
“Suffolk County Council: Resources” - https://tinyurl.com/mpvx77as
“DfE: Keeping Children Safe in Education” - https://tinyurl.com/msp62336
“DfE: Mental Health and Behaviour in Schools” - https://tinyurl.com/ynz22ndc
“DfE: Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision” - https://tinyurl.com/3stkeccr
“Senior Mental Health Lead Training” - https://tinyurl.com/nvfy9z47
“DfE: DfE Assured Senior Mental Health Lead Training Courses” - https://tinyurl.com/2p8s7ubx
“Tavistock & Portman NHS: Senior Mental Health Lead Training“ - https://tinyurl.com/9suvy37h
“Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families” - https://tinyurl.com/bdeunwc5
“Place2Be” - https://tinyurl.com/2p82tar2
“DfE Assured Senior Mental Health Lead Training Courses” - https://tinyurl.com/2p8s7ubx
“Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs)” - https://tinyurl.com/5fv46w3s
“MHST Trailblazing Programme” https://tinyurl.com/4pprha2u
“Promoting Children and Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing” - https://tinyurl.com/v53hndf8
“NCB” - https://tinyurl.com/muxubd34
“Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care System Board” - https://tinyurl.com/bbbnt9tf
“Social Prescribing” - https://tinyurl.com/5sb8a6k6
“Kooth” - https://tinyurl.com/y4u9dc6a
“Leicester Local Offer” - https://tinyurl.com/yckv5p9b
“Leicester City Council” - https://tinyurl.com/2ssmusn2
“NHS website” - https://tinyurl.com/bdhzx594

Pre-Needs Assessment

Do you feel that your child/young person needs more support in their educational setting? Do you need to know how to request more help from their educational setting? Would you like to know what you can do as a parent/carer of a child with Special Educational Needs (SEN)?

Our Pre-Needs Assessment packs can give you some more information about the process.

Preparing for Adulthood (PfA)

Is your child approaching Year 9? Do you want to know what choices are available for your child? Are you looking for support to help your child transition in to adulthood?

Preparing for Meetings

Are you about to have a meeting at your child or young persons school or college? Would you like to feel more prepared for the meeting? Would you like to know where you can find further support?

Professionals Guidance

Are you a professional working with children and young people with SEND?
Would you like a little more guidance on how to involve CYP in your work with them?
Our handy resources may give you some starting points:

Getting Involved in Children and Young People Processes
- Do you work closely with CYP with SEND?
- Do you wish to understand how you can support CYP in different ways?
- Do you know the processes a CYP may go through within their education?
Ways to Communicate with Children and Young People with SEND
- Do you work with CYP 0-25 years with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND)?
- Would you like to understand how to make communication more accessible and inclusive?
- Would you like to understand about tools you can use to help you gain CYP views?

Refusal to Assess

After making a request for a Statutory Assessment for your child/young person, you may receive a "Refusal to Assess" letter from the Local Authority. Our helpful booklet can guide you through your options.

If you would like our support with this, please get in touch.

Refusal to Assess Booklet (Detailed)

IPSEA have also produced a long and detailed Refusal to Assess Support Pack
You can find more resources on the IPSEA website or visit our Resources and Organisations page.

Refusal to Assess Appeal Form (SEND 35A)

The SEND 35A Form should be used to appeal a local authority’s decision not to secure an EHC needs assessment of a child or young person. You can appeal a decision as a:

parent, someone with parental responsibility, or someone who cares for a child
young person aged 16 to 24 (or an advocate or ‘alternative person’ acting on their behalf)

For the PDF, please download here. To watch the video, scroll down or visit our youtube channel.

Links

Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal - Appeal a refusal to secure an EHC Needs Assessment: Form SEND35A: https://tinyurl.com/mryr4meb
Our helpful PDF Guide: https://tinyurl.com/ywpy5f2r

Request to Appeal Form (SEND 35)

The SEND 35 Form is used to appeal a local authority’s decision about a child or young person. You can appeal a decision as a:

parent, someone with parental responsibility, or someone who cares for a child
young person aged 16 to 24 (or an advocate or ‘alternative person’ acting on their behalf)

For the PDF, please download here. To watch the video, scroll down or visit our youtube channel.

Links

Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal appeal: Form SEND35: https://tinyurl.com/2f8tycfb
Our helpful PDF Guide: https://tinyurl.com/j9a9dpv3

Social Care

Local authorities have a legal responsibility to help families with disabled children. Many children have additional needs and disabilities, and some are more severely affected than others. Some disabled children, their parents/carers and siblings will need practical support both inside the home and outside it.

Click here to access

Special Educational Needs Information

Support to Appeal (EHCP)

When applying for an Education, Health and Care Plan you may find some errors. You, your child/young person or the school may choose to Appeal a decision that has been made. The following links will give you access to our resources.

If you are going through an appeal and would like our help, please get in touch.