IASS Network

IAS Services provide impartial information, advice & support to disabled children and young people, and those with SEN, and their parents. Part of #NCBFamily

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Need support with SEND matters? 💡

Your local SENDIAS service offers free, impartial help for children, young people, and families on issues like EHC Needs Assessments, school exclusions, and more.

📲 Find your local SENDIAS service here: https://t.co/xcDv0FzSyB

[IASS Network @IASS_Network]

The Information, Advice and Support Services Network (IASSN) is now on other socials! 🥳 Stay connected & up to date with all things SENDIAS.

LinkedIn: https://t.co/yPfPiEDKOT
Facebook: https://t.co/uYDMBKXUNG
Bluesky: https://t.co/5RD9LtKOX4

Please give us a follow! 💙 #SEND

[IASS Network @IASS_Network]

📊 The National Minimum Standards Benchmarking Report offers a snapshot of how SENDIAS services are meeting minimum standards. Combined with the Data Report & Service User Feedback, it helps us understand national trends.

👉 Find the report here: https://t.co/P6gWyGuBq1

[IASS Network @IASS_Network]

⭐ This #FeedbackFriday, we are sharing the impact of a SENDIAS service providing advice and support around tribunals

[National Children's Bureau @ncbtweets]

If you’re aged 16-25 and you have experience of living in care and have been back to live with your family, we’re interested in hearing your story, either as part of a focus group or in a 1:1 interview. Find out more and register your interest at https://t.co/0XtRIoacWI

[IASS Network @IASS_Network]

📣 Free online course alert!

Check out the Council for Disabled Children’s course on “Introduction to Mental Health”, developed specifically for Information, Advice and Support Service staff and volunteers.

🔗 https://t.co/VEmZfJ4gNp

[IASS Network @IASS_Network]

Getting it right first time saves money! 💰 A well-funded SENDIASS service can save LAs time, capacity, & resources!

[IASS Network @IASS_Network]

🚨SENDIAS services must have regard to the minimum standards and must use the minimum standards when developing operational plans. Check out these standards based on the CFA 2014 & SEND Code of Practice. Easy-read version available too! 📘 https://t.co/kCBDLNcstS

[National Children's Bureau @ncbtweets]

We're aware some people taking part in racist protests targeting asylum seekers, refugees & migrants also claim to be working with us: this is false and we are appalled at the use of our name to promote something so completely at odds with our values.
https://t.co/tyFxxsyIWO

[IASS Network @IASS_Network]

💡 Resource alert!

This briefing provides clarity on the law surrounding Education Other Than At School (EOTAS):

https://t.co/K2of0MUciH

The briefing consists of 👇

[IASS Network @IASS_Network]

🛠️ Communication Toolkit

Compilation of worksheets & communication boards to help services engage with young people. Find tools
✅ For Introductions & building rapport
✅ To explore the feelings of young people
✅ For children on the autistic spectrum

https://t.co/JcaKGMaw9Q

[IASS Network @IASS_Network]

🚨 This #FeedbackFriday, we're highlighting a parent's experience of support they received from a SENDIAS service. Services provide person-centred support about education, health and social care matters, annual reviews, relevant laws and more.

[IASS Network @IASS_Network]

Our Local Offer Guide helps to support children, young people and their families with accessing the Local Offer. It explains:
🟡What the Local Offer is
🟡 What it covers
🟡How to search the Local Offer webpage.
https://t.co/mE4Y0wF7Zn

[IASS Network @IASS_Network]

Due to rising costs of running a service, more funding is not always seen in staffing capacity. Rising funding will only be impactful if funding grows faster than sector-wide costs 📉📈

🔗 Check out a snapshot of our 2025–26 Data Report here: https://t.co/7KEo2EPNcF

[IASS Network @IASS_Network]

Parent and carers 📢

Need support with tribunals or disputes? These guidelines are here to help you make informed choices about support. Remember you have a right to free impartial information, advice and support from trained, SEND specialists:

🔗https://t.co/5Rl62NPMup

[IASS Network @IASS_Network]

📢Professionals: Need guidance to help families access Information, Advice, and Support Services?

Check out this helpful leaflet! 📝📘https://t.co/w7ARj0JLnI

[Anti-Bullying Alliance #AntiBullyingWeek @ABAonline]

🎥 We’re proud to have launched our new video, created to shine a light on the impact of bullying – and how, together, we can stand up for children facing it.

💛 Donate today to unite against bullying: https://t.co/rjhJdnUqO6

🙏 Huge thanks to Animwood Studio

[IASS Network @IASS_Network]

💡Check out this this easy to follow video to learn more about what Information, Advice and Support Services are and what they offer :

🔗https://t.co/agoOkMY8nK.

[Anti-Bullying Alliance #AntiBullyingWeek @ABAonline]

🚨Are you experiencing bullying? Remember, you're not alone.🚨

Here are 6️⃣ things to do if you’re being bullied.

#StandTogether #AntiBullying

[CDC @CDC_tweets]

Are you a health advice giver or #SEN case officer? Do you have questions about your role in the EHCP process? Our FAQs resources might have the answers you're looking for. https://t.co/TpsGkMxWey #EHCPlan

[IASS Network @IASS_Network]

🚨 SENDIAS services provide information and support tailored to local services and individual needs.

This #FeedbackFriday, hear how one parent felt about the difference that support made! 👇