Target audience

SENDiass (special educational needs and disability information advice and support service) is a service for children, young people and their parents and carers where a child or young person (0-25) has or may have special educational needs or a disability. The service is free, impartial and confidential.

Programme overview

“Local authorities must arrange for children with SEN or disabilities for whom they are responsible, and their parents, and young people with SEN or disabilities for whom they are responsible, to be provided with information and advice about matters relating to their SEN or disabilities, including matters relating to health and social care.”

SEND Code of Practice 2014, DfE 

What we can support with:

We aim to help children and young people (0-25) with special educational needs, or a disability (and their parents or carers) make choices and decisions about matters surrounding their special educational needs or disability with confidence.

We provide information and advice on anything to do with your Special Educational Needs and/or Disability within Education. This includes:

• Education, health and care plans (EHCP)
• Education, health and care needs assessment process
• Finding out about what support is available near you (the local offer)
• Annual Reviews
• Appeals
• Getting the right support in school/college
• Preparing for Adulthood
• Transferring schools
• Meetings in school/college or with the Local authority
• Transport
• Exclusions/suspensions
• Children out of school
• Health and social care

More information

You can contact us in the following ways:

• By phone– you can call us and speak to one of our friendly and experienced staff. Please call us on 01326 331633 Monday-Friday 10-3.
• By email– info@cornwallsendiass.org.uk
• Social media – Facebook – Cornwall Sendiass
• Website contact form – cornwallsendiass.org.uk