The Parent Partnership Service offers information, advice and support to parents and carers who have a child or young person with special educational needs (SEN) or a disability. You can contact us in confidence and we promise to listen and offer you impartial advice and support.
Key Information
We can help you with:
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communicating with your child’s school or pre-school setting
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information about what schools and pre-school settings can do to support children and young people with SEN
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preparing for meetings including review meetings at school
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conciliation and mediation to help ensure your child gets the education they are entitled to
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information on children’s rights
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information on
SEN law and guidance
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information on your rights and responsibilities as a parent
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choosing a school and moving between schools
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details of local and national voluntary organisations that offer support to parents
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support during school based and statutory assessments
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training to help you know more about SEN and the services and support you and your child are entitled to
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the chance to meet other parents who are in a similar situation
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support and advice if you are setting up a parent support group
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details of independent mediation services
There are a number of videos on the National Parent Partnership Network website which illustrate how Parent Partnership Services support parents.
Further sources of help
The SEN Code of Practice can be downloaded from the Department for Education's website
The SEN Toolkit available from the Department for Education website
National and local information on the characteristics of children with SEN in the Special Educational Needs Information Act - 2011
SEN Guide for Parents from the Department for Education
Information on the proposed changes to support and provision for children with SEN in the draft Children and Families Bill