Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)

How can SENDIASS help?

The North Lincolnshire Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) is a statutory service.

We provide confidential and impartial information, advice and support to parents and carers about issues relating to Special Educational Needs and Disability. This includes health and social care matters. Our service is free, easy to access and confidential.

We will listen to your views, and will ensure they are included in decisions affecting your child or young person. We will explain your rights and responsibilities. And we will signpost you to other relevant sources of information, advice and support.

We support:

children and young people with SEND
and their parents and carers

to be involved in decisions and processes that affect their child or young person’s education and development. This includes:

Early years
SEN support
Individual Education Plans (IEP’s)
Statutory Assessment
Annual Reviews
Transition planning and education after 16
SEN Appeals

What do SENDIASS provide?

We provide:

Advocacy and support to help promote independence and self-advocacy skills
Information and advice to support the understanding of SEND processes. Including mediation and appeals to the SEN and Disability Tribunal
Advice on how open up positive dialogue between parents, carers, young people, schools, local authority (LA), health and voluntary bodies in respect of SEND issues
Support to resolve disagreements between parents, carers, young people, schools, local authority (LA), health and voluntary bodies in respect of SEND
A range of information resources and training
A role in informing local policy and practice, in consultation with stakeholder groups.