The Southend Council SEND Team are holding monthly ‘SEND Surgeries’ in community locations across Southend. The events will provide families with an opportunity to drop in, ask questions and receive help about a range of areas.

For more information visit: www.southend.gov.uk/SENDSurgeries

You can find out what we did to address some of your feedback on services and the Local Offer website here.

Southend SEND: What happens next - a `Graduated Response' to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities is a working document for families and professionals. 

The guide contains information about how all educational settings accross Southend are expected to support children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). 

Find the guide and other resources on the Southend SEND Local Offer website

A survey about the annual review process for children and young people with an Education, Health and Care Plan is now available.

The survey has been created to find out about experiences of the annual review process and if young people feel the support they are getting from their EHCPs is helpful. The survey is available to complete on www.southend.gov.uk/MyARSurvey

A survey has been developed to gather feedback from parents/carers about their experience of the EHCP annual review process.  

Please have your say.

A survey has been developed to gather feedback from parents/carers about the education, health and care needs assessment process.

We want to hear from families that have been through the process since September 2021. Please have your say.

You can now view 2022 SEND profile data for Southend SEND services. Find out more here.

SENDIASS Southend's role is to ensure that children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, and their parent carers, have access to impartial information, advice and support so they can make informed decisions about matters relating to their special educational needs. Find out how they can help.

View a copy of the Local Offer Annual Report for 2020 - 2021.