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💡 Resource alert!
This briefing provides clarity on the law surrounding Education Other Than At School (EOTAS):
councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/sites/defaul...
The briefing consists of 👇
This briefing provides clarity on the law surrounding Education Other Than At School (EOTAS):
councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/sites/defaul...
The briefing consists of 👇
September 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
💡 Resource alert!
This briefing provides clarity on the law surrounding Education Other Than At School (EOTAS):
councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/sites/defaul...
The briefing consists of 👇
This briefing provides clarity on the law surrounding Education Other Than At School (EOTAS):
councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/sites/defaul...
The briefing consists of 👇
📢 The IASSN is sharing case studies showcasing the important work of SENDIASS. In one case, referrals about school exclusions jumped 121% in 2023–24—so the service launched a School Exclusions Support Hub, improved their resources, and delivered "School Exclusions Week".
🔗 tinyurl.com/2s3hbta8
🔗 tinyurl.com/2s3hbta8
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
📢 The IASSN is sharing case studies showcasing the important work of SENDIASS. In one case, referrals about school exclusions jumped 121% in 2023–24—so the service launched a School Exclusions Support Hub, improved their resources, and delivered "School Exclusions Week".
🔗 tinyurl.com/2s3hbta8
🔗 tinyurl.com/2s3hbta8
This #FeedbackFriday, we’re sharing the impact of a SENDIAS service, supporting families with advice and guidance. 💬 Remember you have a right to free impartial information, advice and support from trained, SEND specialists:
September 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This #FeedbackFriday, we’re sharing the impact of a SENDIAS service, supporting families with advice and guidance. 💬 Remember you have a right to free impartial information, advice and support from trained, SEND specialists:
Resource Alert! 🚨
New interactive guide on the EHCP application process—covering key stages, LA duties & practical tips. Designed for parents, carers, young people & professionals.
👉 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
New interactive guide on the EHCP application process—covering key stages, LA duties & practical tips. Designed for parents, carers, young people & professionals.
👉 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
September 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Resource Alert! 🚨
New interactive guide on the EHCP application process—covering key stages, LA duties & practical tips. Designed for parents, carers, young people & professionals.
👉 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
New interactive guide on the EHCP application process—covering key stages, LA duties & practical tips. Designed for parents, carers, young people & professionals.
👉 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
Resource Alert! 🚨
New infographics highlight findings from the 2024–25 Service User Report on SENDIAS. Service user scores remain high, reflecting the impressive work of services!
👏 See more: councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
New infographics highlight findings from the 2024–25 Service User Report on SENDIAS. Service user scores remain high, reflecting the impressive work of services!
👏 See more: councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
September 15, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Resource Alert! 🚨
New infographics highlight findings from the 2024–25 Service User Report on SENDIAS. Service user scores remain high, reflecting the impressive work of services!
👏 See more: councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
New infographics highlight findings from the 2024–25 Service User Report on SENDIAS. Service user scores remain high, reflecting the impressive work of services!
👏 See more: councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
📊 The National Minimum Standards Benchmarking Report offers a snapshot of how SENDIAS services are meeting minimum standards. Combined with the Data Report & Service User Feedback, it helps us understand national trends.
👉 Find the report here: councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/about-us-0/n...
👉 Find the report here: councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/about-us-0/n...
September 8, 2025 at 8:38 AM
📊 The National Minimum Standards Benchmarking Report offers a snapshot of how SENDIAS services are meeting minimum standards. Combined with the Data Report & Service User Feedback, it helps us understand national trends.
👉 Find the report here: councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/about-us-0/n...
👉 Find the report here: councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/about-us-0/n...
📣 Free online course alert!
Check out the Council for Disabled Children’s course on “Introduction to Mental Health”, developed specifically for Information, Advice and Support Service staff and volunteers.
🔗 learning.ncb.org.uk/products/Int...
Check out the Council for Disabled Children’s course on “Introduction to Mental Health”, developed specifically for Information, Advice and Support Service staff and volunteers.
🔗 learning.ncb.org.uk/products/Int...
September 4, 2025 at 8:42 AM
📣 Free online course alert!
Check out the Council for Disabled Children’s course on “Introduction to Mental Health”, developed specifically for Information, Advice and Support Service staff and volunteers.
🔗 learning.ncb.org.uk/products/Int...
Check out the Council for Disabled Children’s course on “Introduction to Mental Health”, developed specifically for Information, Advice and Support Service staff and volunteers.
🔗 learning.ncb.org.uk/products/Int...
🛠️ Communication Toolkit
Compilation of worksheets & communication boards to help services engage with young people. Find tools
✅ For Introductions & building rapport
✅ To explore the feelings of young people
✅ For children on the autistic spectrum
buff.ly/Tr6rZnj
Compilation of worksheets & communication boards to help services engage with young people. Find tools
✅ For Introductions & building rapport
✅ To explore the feelings of young people
✅ For children on the autistic spectrum
buff.ly/Tr6rZnj
August 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
🛠️ Communication Toolkit
Compilation of worksheets & communication boards to help services engage with young people. Find tools
✅ For Introductions & building rapport
✅ To explore the feelings of young people
✅ For children on the autistic spectrum
buff.ly/Tr6rZnj
Compilation of worksheets & communication boards to help services engage with young people. Find tools
✅ For Introductions & building rapport
✅ To explore the feelings of young people
✅ For children on the autistic spectrum
buff.ly/Tr6rZnj
🚨 This #FeedbackFriday, we're highlighting a parent's experience of support they received from a SENDIAS service. Services provide person-centred support about education, health and social care matters, annual reviews, relevant laws and more.
August 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
🚨 This #FeedbackFriday, we're highlighting a parent's experience of support they received from a SENDIAS service. Services provide person-centred support about education, health and social care matters, annual reviews, relevant laws and more.
Due to rising costs of running a service, more funding is not always seen in staffing capacity. Rising funding will only be impactful if funding grows faster than sector-wide costs 📉📈
🔗 Check out a snapshot of our 2025–26 Data Report here: councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
🔗 Check out a snapshot of our 2025–26 Data Report here: councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
August 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Due to rising costs of running a service, more funding is not always seen in staffing capacity. Rising funding will only be impactful if funding grows faster than sector-wide costs 📉📈
🔗 Check out a snapshot of our 2025–26 Data Report here: councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
🔗 Check out a snapshot of our 2025–26 Data Report here: councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
Parent and carers 📢
Need support with tribunals or disputes? These guidelines are here to help you make informed choices about support. Remember you have a right to free impartial information, advice and support from trained, SEND specialists:
🔗 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
Need support with tribunals or disputes? These guidelines are here to help you make informed choices about support. Remember you have a right to free impartial information, advice and support from trained, SEND specialists:
🔗 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
August 15, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Parent and carers 📢
Need support with tribunals or disputes? These guidelines are here to help you make informed choices about support. Remember you have a right to free impartial information, advice and support from trained, SEND specialists:
🔗 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
Need support with tribunals or disputes? These guidelines are here to help you make informed choices about support. Remember you have a right to free impartial information, advice and support from trained, SEND specialists:
🔗 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
🚨 SENDIAS services provide information and support tailored to local services and individual needs.
This #FeedbackFriday, hear how one parent felt about the difference that support made! 👇
This #FeedbackFriday, hear how one parent felt about the difference that support made! 👇
August 8, 2025 at 9:04 AM
🚨 SENDIAS services provide information and support tailored to local services and individual needs.
This #FeedbackFriday, hear how one parent felt about the difference that support made! 👇
This #FeedbackFriday, hear how one parent felt about the difference that support made! 👇
📢 We've created infographics based on the 2024–2025 SENDIAS services and Ofsted Report, which uses Ofsted reporting as a key measure when assessing the national picture of services.
Below, you can see the themes present in Ofsted reporting of services
🔗 bit.ly/40Pm1a7
Below, you can see the themes present in Ofsted reporting of services
🔗 bit.ly/40Pm1a7
August 6, 2025 at 11:47 AM
📢 We've created infographics based on the 2024–2025 SENDIAS services and Ofsted Report, which uses Ofsted reporting as a key measure when assessing the national picture of services.
Below, you can see the themes present in Ofsted reporting of services
🔗 bit.ly/40Pm1a7
Below, you can see the themes present in Ofsted reporting of services
🔗 bit.ly/40Pm1a7
Empower yourself with the knowledge you need! 💡
We’ve created two short videos with parents and children sharing their experiences to explain:
✅ What IAS services are
✅ How they help families and children
✅ Why they’re here for YOU
🔗 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
We’ve created two short videos with parents and children sharing their experiences to explain:
✅ What IAS services are
✅ How they help families and children
✅ Why they’re here for YOU
🔗 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
August 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Empower yourself with the knowledge you need! 💡
We’ve created two short videos with parents and children sharing their experiences to explain:
✅ What IAS services are
✅ How they help families and children
✅ Why they’re here for YOU
🔗 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
We’ve created two short videos with parents and children sharing their experiences to explain:
✅ What IAS services are
✅ How they help families and children
✅ Why they’re here for YOU
🔗 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
📢 Explore our Exclusion Resources!
These resources were made In partnership with the Equality & Human Rights Commission to support SENDIAS practitioners appealing permanent exclusions :
🔗 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
These resources were made In partnership with the Equality & Human Rights Commission to support SENDIAS practitioners appealing permanent exclusions :
🔗 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
July 29, 2025 at 12:41 PM
📢 Explore our Exclusion Resources!
These resources were made In partnership with the Equality & Human Rights Commission to support SENDIAS practitioners appealing permanent exclusions :
🔗 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
These resources were made In partnership with the Equality & Human Rights Commission to support SENDIAS practitioners appealing permanent exclusions :
🔗 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
📢The IASSN offers various resources including practitioner resources, data reports, strategic IASSN resources and more. Check out our full resource list:
🔗 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/about-us-0/n...
🔗 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/about-us-0/n...
July 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
📢The IASSN offers various resources including practitioner resources, data reports, strategic IASSN resources and more. Check out our full resource list:
🔗 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/about-us-0/n...
🔗 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/about-us-0/n...
📢 SENDIASS services provide impartial information, advice and support. This #Feedbackfriday check out the massive impact that a service’s time critical support had on a young person’s life 🙌
July 18, 2025 at 8:45 AM
📢 SENDIASS services provide impartial information, advice and support. This #Feedbackfriday check out the massive impact that a service’s time critical support had on a young person’s life 🙌
⭐ Free online course on Care Education and Treatment Reviews (CETR) and Dynamic Support Registers (DSRs).
The course will cover:
🟢 The purpose of CETR
🟢What a DSR is
🟢 How they support young people
Check it out here : learning.ncb.org.uk/products/Car...
The course will cover:
🟢 The purpose of CETR
🟢What a DSR is
🟢 How they support young people
Check it out here : learning.ncb.org.uk/products/Car...
July 16, 2025 at 11:31 AM
⭐ Free online course on Care Education and Treatment Reviews (CETR) and Dynamic Support Registers (DSRs).
The course will cover:
🟢 The purpose of CETR
🟢What a DSR is
🟢 How they support young people
Check it out here : learning.ncb.org.uk/products/Car...
The course will cover:
🟢 The purpose of CETR
🟢What a DSR is
🟢 How they support young people
Check it out here : learning.ncb.org.uk/products/Car...
📢 SEN Support is the help a child or young person with special educational needs (SEN) gets from their nursery, school, or college. Our short guide explains what SEN Support is and clears up common misconceptions.
Read it here:
🔗 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
Read it here:
🔗 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
July 14, 2025 at 8:34 AM
📢 SEN Support is the help a child or young person with special educational needs (SEN) gets from their nursery, school, or college. Our short guide explains what SEN Support is and clears up common misconceptions.
Read it here:
🔗 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
Read it here:
🔗 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
Resource Alert! 💡
This guide for SENDIAS services is here to support joint commissioning conversations with health commissioners. It explains why joint commissioning is a must-have to achieve better outcomes and meet legal responsibilities.
🔗 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
This guide for SENDIAS services is here to support joint commissioning conversations with health commissioners. It explains why joint commissioning is a must-have to achieve better outcomes and meet legal responsibilities.
🔗 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
July 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Resource Alert! 💡
This guide for SENDIAS services is here to support joint commissioning conversations with health commissioners. It explains why joint commissioning is a must-have to achieve better outcomes and meet legal responsibilities.
🔗 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
This guide for SENDIAS services is here to support joint commissioning conversations with health commissioners. It explains why joint commissioning is a must-have to achieve better outcomes and meet legal responsibilities.
🔗 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
The IASSN Children & Young People’s Steering Group is made up of young people who have previously accessed their SENDIAS service. Their voices help shape everything we do. Check out one member’s valuable insight on co-production 👇
July 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The IASSN Children & Young People’s Steering Group is made up of young people who have previously accessed their SENDIAS service. Their voices help shape everything we do. Check out one member’s valuable insight on co-production 👇
📢The IASSN has collected case studies to highlight the important work SENDIASS do. One service ran a survey with young people to understand their needs, and found that YPs want a different range of information, delivered differently.
🔗Read more here: bit.ly/404VVQ6
🔗Read more here: bit.ly/404VVQ6
July 8, 2025 at 10:23 AM
📢The IASSN has collected case studies to highlight the important work SENDIASS do. One service ran a survey with young people to understand their needs, and found that YPs want a different range of information, delivered differently.
🔗Read more here: bit.ly/404VVQ6
🔗Read more here: bit.ly/404VVQ6
SENDIAS services must have regard to the minimum standards and must use the minimum standards when developing operational plans. Check out these standards based on the CFA 2014 & SEND Code of Practice. Easy-read version available too! 📘 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
July 3, 2025 at 11:07 AM
SENDIAS services must have regard to the minimum standards and must use the minimum standards when developing operational plans. Check out these standards based on the CFA 2014 & SEND Code of Practice. Easy-read version available too! 📘 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
👉SENDIAS services provide impartial advice across health, education & social care. See what one parent had to say this #feedbackfriday
June 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
👉SENDIAS services provide impartial advice across health, education & social care. See what one parent had to say this #feedbackfriday
📢 The SENDIOG (The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Organisation Group) Information Sheet lists organisations offering free advice & support on SEN and Disability in England, including helplines, emails, and direct support : councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...
June 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
📢 The SENDIOG (The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Organisation Group) Information Sheet lists organisations offering free advice & support on SEN and Disability in England, including helplines, emails, and direct support : councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/al...