SENDIAS service

Warwickshire Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Information, Advice and Support (SENDIAS) offers free, impartial and confidential advice and information direct to:

• Young People with SEND aged 16-25
• Parents and carers of children with SEND

We provide information and advice

• How SEND needs are identified and met
• SEND support available in schools, early years and post 16 settings
• Education, Health and Care Plans
• Funding arrangements including personal budgets
• Understanding professional reports
• Understanding and applying the law and local policy related to SEND
• Exclusions
• Mediation
• SEN Tribunal
• SEND Local
• Offer Local and national Services

The Service is not able to advocate on behalf of a family. We provide information and advice to families with children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) at any point in their journey, including children who do not have a diagnosis.

Make a referral to our Warwickshire SENDIAS service

All initial referrals must come from parents/ young people (aged 16-25), although parents can be supported by others in making this contact. This is to comply with GDPR and in order to ensure confidentiality. We will only talk with the local authority, schools, other professionals and other individuals with the parent or young person’s consent.