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
Further sources of help
SEN Code of Practice - Department for Education
Here you can download the SEN Code of Practice
SEN Toolkit - Department for Education
For details of the SEN Toolkit
Special Educational Needs Information Act - 2011 analysis
National and local information about the characteristics and attainment of pupils with SEN from the Department for Education
Support and Aspiration: A new approach to SEN and Disability
The Government's Green Paper on SEN and Disability.
Department for Education - school exclusion
Guidance for schools on exclusion, including the new guidance from September 2012.
SEN Guide for Parents
Department for Education guide on SEN for parents.