Area SEND Inspection for Southend-on-Sea
Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will conduct an inspection of local area arrangements for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) from 15 June 2026 to 19 June 2026. Share your views now. Further details.
Welcome to the Southend SEND Local Offer. These pages are dedicated to information about services and support for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) age 0 to 25 and their families in Southend-on-Sea.
Watch a video about the Southend Local Offer Team and how we support families
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Need help?
Come to our SEND Information Day on 16th June (9.30am to 2.30pm). Meet around 70 teams and services and attend information talks! Event information.
For general information and signposting contact the Local Offer Team on 01702 212328 or email localoffer@southend.gov.uk
If your child has an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) and your query is related to that, you can contact the SEND Team on 01702 215246 or email SENTeam@southend.gov.uk
The Lighthouse Child Development Centre have support lines for enquiries relating to Autism, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy.
SEND Surgeries
Need support with SEND? Come to a SEND Surgery!
SEND Routemaps
Visual guides for SEND services and resources.
SEND Information Day
Tuesday 16 June at Southend Civic Centre. Don't miss out!
Get involved!
Have your say and help improve the Local Offer
Southend SEND Network
For organisations and groups. Join the network!
SEND law, strategy and policy
National and local policy and strategy
Read about our accessibility statement, site map, and acronyms.
