You will find a variety of our resources on this page. We aim to provide accessible information to parents/carers, professionals and children/young people.

If you require alterations to be made or if you have any questions, please contact us by visiting: www.sendiassleicester.org.uk/about/contact-us

Education, Health and Care Plan

  • What is an Education, Health and Care Plan?
  • Who needs an EHCP?
  • What does an EHCP include?
  • Will there be a review?

Detailed Guidance

This short session is designed to help parents, carers and professionals understand the Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) process. This can also be found on our Youtube Channel.

  • Have you received a ‘Refusal to Assess’ letter after applying for a Statutory Assessment?
  • Do you want to know what you can do next?
  • Would you like to understand the process of appealing this decision letters

Detailed Guidance
Detailed (Black and White)

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:

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

How to complete SEND 35A Form: Refusal to Assess Appeal Form

 

This can also be found on our Youtube Channel.

  • 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)?

Detailed Guidance
Detailed (Black and White)
Easy Read
Easy Read (Black and White)
Children & Young People
Children & Young People (Black and White)

 

This can also be found on our Youtube Channel.

  • Do you disagree with the content in an EHCP?
  • Do you want to know what you can do next?
  • Would you like to understand the process of appealing the Final EHCP?

Detailed Guidance 
Detailed (Black and White) 
Easy Read 
Easy Read (Black and White) 
Children & Young People 
Children & Young People (Black and White)

 

This can also be found on our Youtube Channel.

 

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:

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

How to complete SEND 35 Form: Request to Appeal Form

 

This can also be found on our Youtube Channel.

  • What is an Annual Review?
  • What happens before, during and after?
  • Outcomes
  • Appealing an Annual Review

Detailed Guidance 
Easy Read 
Easy Read (Black and White) 
Children & Young People 
Children & Young People (Black and White)

 

This short session is designed to help parents, carers and professionals understand the Annual Review Process of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). This can also be found on our Youtube Channel.

Complaints

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

This short video will explain the process and procedures you will need to follow – it will direct you to our various videos on the topics that may help you resolve your complaint. Complaints may include:

  • An issue with an EHCP
  • About a nursery/school/college
  • A data protection issue/breach
  • Disability Discrimination

  • What can you complain to the Local Authority about?
  • What does the process entail?
  • What you can do if you disagree with the decision?

Links

  • Why you might complain
  • What is the “Best Endeavours Duty”
  • Legal rights to Inclusive Education
  • The complaints process
  • Next Steps

Links

  • What is the LGSCO?
  • What complaints can they consider?
  • What is the procedure of complaining to the LGSCO?
  • What are the possible outcomes?

Links

  • What is a “Judicial Review”?
  • Who can bring one?
  • What does the process entail?
  • What are the possible outcomes?

Links

  • What complaints can OFSTED hear?
  • How to make a complaint to OFSTED?
  • What to do if your child is in an Independent School
  • Next Steps

Links

  • Why you might complain to the DfE?
  • Potential Remedies
  • What to do if your child attends an Independent School?
  • How to complain to the DfE?
  • Next Steps

Links

  • What is Disability Discrimination?
  • Who Can Bring A Claim?
  • Types of Discrimination
  • The SEND Tribunal for Disability Discrimination
  • Appealing a Decision

Links

  • Who are the ICO?
  • What can you complain to the ICO about?
  • Next Steps

Links

Other

  • 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

Detailed Guidance

This can also be found on our Youtube Channel.

  • 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?

Detailed Guidance

This can also be found on our Youtube Channel.

This information is about funding for special educational needs (SEN) in mainstream schools. This includes academies and free schools.

Detailed Guidance

This can also be found on our Youtube Channel.

A Personal Budget for Special Educational Needs (SEN) is money set aside to fund support as part of an Education, Health and Care plan (EHC) for a child or young person with special educational needs. It can include funds from Education, Health and Social Care.

Parents or the young person must always be involved in planning the Personal Budget.

Detailed Guidance

  • Would you like to know about your rights and your child’s rights to health care?
  • Would you like to understand more about the different types of health care?
  • Would you like to know where to get more help and support?

Detailed Guidance

This can also be found on our Youtube Channel.

  • 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?
This can also be found on our Youtube Channel.

  • Is your child approaching Year 9 at school?
  • 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?

Detailed Guidance
Detailed (Black and White)
Easy Read
Easy Read (Black and White)
Children & Young People
Children & Young People (Black and White)

This can also be found on our Youtube Channel.

  • 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?

Detailed Guidance
Detailed (Black and White)
Easy Read
Easy Read (Black and White)
Children & Young People
Children & Young People (Black and White)

This can also be found on our Youtube Channel.

  • Would you like to know more about Social Care support for you and your family?
  • Would you like to understand how to access support?
  • Would you like to understand more about the transition to adult services?

Detailed Guidance

This can also be found on our Youtube Channel.

Feedback to SENDIASS Leicester

Once you have completed any of our training/workshops or used any of our resources, please take a few minutes to fill in the below feedback form. This helps us to shape further information, advice and guidance.