As many of you are aware, the SEND White Paper has been released today, and contains proposals for reforming the SEND system in England, along with a public consultation. It is important to note that this is still very early on in the process, and these are still just proposals at this stage. Here are … Continue reading SEND WHITE PAPER
IASSN Statement on the Use of the Artificial Intelligence (AI)
As a SENDIAS service, we work closely with the National Information, Advice and Support Service Network (IASSN). The IASS Network is based within the Council for Disabled Children in the National Children's Bureau. IASSN has recently published a short statement, which advises on the risks associated with using artificial intelligence tools in relation to the law and accessing legal … Continue reading IASSN Statement on the Use of the Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Calling all Year 11 School Leavers
Didn’t get the exam results you were hoping for…? Want to know more about study and work options once you leave school…? The Child and Young Person Advisers from the SEND Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIAS) have put together a short video to help you think about the different options you have once you … Continue reading Calling all Year 11 School Leavers
Missing emails to the SENDIAS inbox.
We need to let you know that SENDIAS have been experiencing some difficulties with our email inboxes recently. Apparently, some of our emails have been incorrectly “quarantined” by the email defence system as possible spam and unfortunately, we had no idea this was happening until some families told us that they had emailed us and … Continue reading Missing emails to the SENDIAS inbox.
Area SEND Inspection – Surveys
Requesting Parent Carer, Children and Young People views Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) are visiting West Sussex to assess how effective the local area partnership’s commissioning arrangements are at identifying and meeting the needs of children and young people with SEND. Your views are important to this process and will help inspectors understand … Continue reading Area SEND Inspection – Surveys
SENDIAS Annual Report is here!
The latest SEND Information, Advice and Support Service's (SENDIAS) Annual Report has arrived! Covering Apr 2022 - March 2023 we explain how in that time, we have been responding to an increasing demand on our service including how we have been working on some new resources. You will also be able to read about our … Continue reading SENDIAS Annual Report is here!
Our website has some new guides!
We are very happy to share that we have just published some new guides to our resources pages. One is about how to choose a placement when your child or young person has an EHCP. This can be found on the Education, Health & Care Plans page. Annual Reviews ↗ What is an Annual Review … Continue reading Our website has some new guides!
Delays to Appeal Hearings – what can I do?
You may have heard recently that appeals to the SEND Tribunal are being severely delayed due to the increased number being received. At the time of writing this (Nov 2022), Face to Face Hearings are taking up to 50 weeks to be held, with no sign of this changing for the foreseeable future. It is … Continue reading Delays to Appeal Hearings – what can I do?
GCSE results – what now?
If your young person has taken GCSEs this year you will be aware that results are available tomorrow (25th August). They may already have a plan and know what is happening come Sept, but for some, their results may not be as expected. This blog explores the different options available. Does a young person have … Continue reading GCSE results – what now?
SENDIAS Annual Report 2021-22
We are pleased to be able to share our new, recently published SENDIAS Annual Report with you. This report will show how we are starting to adjust to the continued increase in demand to the service and ensure that we can find different ways to offer quality information and advice to empower parent carers, giving … Continue reading SENDIAS Annual Report 2021-22