SEND Local Offer
What is the Local Offer?
Our vision for children and young people in Sandwell with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is that they will be able to achieve their aspiration for a healthy ordinary life through meaningful employment and fulfilling relationships within the community of their choosing.
To help with achieving this vision the Local Authority has produced, as required by law, a 'Local Offer' which sets out the support they expect to be available for children and young people in Sandwell with special educational needs and disabilities.
Watch this video to find out what is contained within the Sandwell SEND local offer:
How can the SEND Local Offer help me?
Whether you're a child, young person, parent/carer or professional, the SEND Local Offer makes it easier for you to find information, support and services for example:
Education: e.g. nurseries, playgroups, schools and colleges as well as support services like educational psychologists, early years and early intervention workers.
Health: e.g. GPs, school nurses, therapists and mental health support.
Social care: e.g. respite services and children’s disability services.
The Local Offer brings together a wealth of information from social care, health, education and other services. It sets out the support they are expected to offer to children and young people aged 0-25 years with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), including those who do not have an Education, Health and Care Plan, and how to access those services.
The Local Offer has two main purposes:
- To provide clear, comprehensive and accessible information about services available
- To ensure local services involve and listen to children and young people in Sandwell with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and their parents and carers when they develop and review their services.
You can download the Local Offer here.