SEND and You

Information and support for C&YP and their parents about Special Educational Needs & Disability (SEND) across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

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We cannot

• Complete forms or support service users to complete forms that address issues not related to SEND.
• Allocate a named ‘support worker’ within the IAS Team.

Find out more about how we can and cannot help:

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We can

• Signpost - Provide information about local links for parent carer forums and voluntary groups.

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We cannot

• Deliver emergency support or interventions for service users – this is for the three local authorities to have in place.

Find out more about how we can and cannot help:

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We can

• Enable our service users to be more confident and clearer when communicating with professionals (across education, health and social care).

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We cannot

• Offer information, advice or support on issues that are not linked to Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND). For example, financial matters like benefits, Disability Living Allowance, carers’ allowance.

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We can
• Offer impartial and confidential information, advice and support (IAS) to enable our service users to make their OWN decisions and choices.
• Discuss topics related to education which can cover education (learning), health, and social care.
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Professionals can work with SEND and You by supporting their own service users to access SEND and You’s website, where they can find resources and our contact form

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Professionals can contact SEND and You for training and information sessions on SEND across education, health and social care related to education or training.

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Parents and carers with parental responsibility can use SEND and You’s service to understand their own and their children and young people with SEND’s rights, as well as processes and policies.
https://t.co/vY8QSqFWQq

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Join us for a meet up in Bristol to meet our team, share your views and stick around for games and snacks. This is an opportunity for children and young people with experience of SEND to meet, be heard and inform a service focused on meeting their needs.
https://t.co/ayobik71is

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Come along to our next Parent Carer Coffee morning at Inns Court Green on 11th July- free to drop in, no need to book

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Children and young people with SEND can use our service independently to ensure their views are shared, they understand educational processes and can contribute to decisions about their future. For more information on supporting Young People visit: https://t.co/lnw3QllLME

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Are you a SEN/D parent for a child at Gordano School or have a child who will be starting there soon? Why not speak to us at Gordano’s coffee and cake evening on Wednesday 10th July from 5:30-7pm?

This event is free and does not need to be pre-booked.

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SEND and You SENDIASS provides information, advice and support (IAS) to children and young people with any type of special educational need and/or disability (SEND) and their parents and carers that is
• Free • Confidential and • Impartial
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An opportunity for Professionals to find out how SEND and You, can work effectively with you to improve outcomes for CYP and their families.
Date: Tuesday 9th July 2024
Time: 3.30 - 4.30pm

https://t.co/tw8DNs6dTF

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SEND and You provides the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) in South Gloucestershire, Bristol and North Somerset.

You can find out more about our team and how we work on our website: https://t.co/oCSMEWVMik

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We’re holding FREE face-to-face appointments for parents and carers living in North Somerset who have children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND). Monday 17th June 2024 between 9.30am – 11.30am Location: The Firs Resource Centre
https://t.co/eB7LIvlPKY

[SEND and You @sendandyou]

Join us for a meet up in Bristol to meet our team, share your views and stick around for games and snacks. This is an opportunity for children and young people with experience of SEND to meet, be heard and inform a service focused on meeting their needs.
https://t.co/ayobik71is

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For young people with EHC plans..., the local authority should use the annual review prior to ceasing the EHC plan to agree the support and specific steps needed to help the young person...
-SEND Code of Practice para 8.76

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[SEND and You @sendandyou]

Are you a SEN/D parent for a child at Gordano School or have a child who will be starting there soon? Why not speak to us at Gordano’s coffee and cake evening on Wednesday 10th July from 5:30-7pm?

This event is free and does not need to be pre-booked.