SEND Local Offer

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Need help and advice? Come to a SEND Surgery

Our next SEND Surgery is on Wednesday 24 September 2025 at Hamstel Family Centre, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4PQ. Services in attendance at this surgery include representatives from the Specialist Teaching Service, EHCP team, Preparing for Adulthood team, Occupational Therapy team, Inclusion team, School Nursing Service, Southend SEND Independent Forum (SSIF) and the Local Offer team. All families are welcome regardless of school attendance! Find out more

Welcome to the Southend SEND Local Offer. Here you will find 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 the city of Southend-on-Sea.

To find information:

  • use the subject area boxes or;
  • click on the search icon and enter key words

You can contact the Local Offer Team on 01702 212328 or at localoffer@southend.gov.uk

We have developed a series of visual `routemaps` to help guide you through SEND processes and will be creating more. View and download the routemaps.

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Early years support and childcare (0 to 5 years)

Education: school age and post 16 (4 to 25 years)

Preparing for adulthood

Education, Health and Care Plans

Home to School Travel Assistance

Events and activities

Respite and Short Breaks

Health and wellbeing

Social care

Money, housing and legal

Neurodevelopmental pathway

Support for parent carers

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