If you want information around support and services on offer for you and your family in Lancashire, please use Lancashire’s SEND local offer: www.lancashire.gov.uk/send (opens in a new window)
Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) local offer
The special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) local offer brings together information that is helpful to children and young people aged 0-25 and their families.
The Children and Families Bill was enacted on 1st September 2014. This means that Local Authorities will be required to publish and keep up to date information about services from Education, Health and Social Care in their area which they expect to be available for children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) aged 0 -25. This is the ‘Local Offer’.
The intention of the Local Offer is to improve choice, flexibility and transparency for families and to help them have more control over services by setting out the local provision for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or a Disability (SEND) and their families.
The Local Offer gives information to parents of children with, and to young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities between the ages of 0-25, in a single place. It will help them to understand what services they and their families can expect from a range of local agencies. It will also be an important resource for professionals in understanding the range of services and provision in the local area.
The Local Offer clarifies what provision is normally available from early year’s settings, schools (including academies), independent and free schools, colleges and other services including health and social care.
We know that the journey through education, health and social care is not always easy to understand, especially if you have a child or young person with SEN and/or a disability. The local offer is a guide to relevant advice and information to help find the right support you need to make the right decisions and to plan for the future.
The special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) local offer brings together information that is helpful to children and young people aged 0-25 and their families.
To view the local offer for your area, please click below:
If you want information around support and services on offer for you and your family in Cumbria, please use Cumbria’s SEND local offer: https://localoffer.cumbria.gov.uk/kb5/cumbria/fsd/localoffer.page?familychannel=5 (opens in a new window)