Parents/Carers
Are you a parent or carer of a child or young person with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities? The law says you can get information, advice and support.
East Riding
Sendiass
Offering impartial Special Education Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support (SENDIASS) in the East Riding
What does SENDIASS do?
SENDIASS offers impartial, confidential information, advice and support for parents and carers of children and young people (aged 0-25) and children and young adults (up to the age of 25) with special educational needs or disabilities. Read more about SENDIASS
Information, advice and support
Resources
In this area you'll find all our downloadable materials for supporting SEND, organised clearly so you can easily find everything you need.
Children
Are you aged 16 or under? Are you disabled or do you have Special Educational Needs where you need extra support to learn things? The law says you can get information, advice and support.
Young adults
Are you aged 16 to 25? Are you disabled or do you have Special Educational Needs where you need extra support to learn things? The law says you can get information, advice and support
Popular questions
We answer your most common queries
I’m concerned about my child’s progress in school
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Speak to their class teacher about your concerns.
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Arrange a meeting with the teacher and SENCO.
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Discuss if a support plan is needed such as a one page profile or termly support plan.
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Arrange further meetings to monitor progress once support is in place.
I have a meeting at my child’s school and am unsure about it
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Ahead of the meeting make notes of the key things you want to discuss.
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Be clear about what outcome you want from the meeting.
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Ask for dates of any agreed actions and records these.
I’m concerned my child’s school isn’t putting in the agreed support.
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Initially speak with their class teacher regarding your concerns and the support you feel isn’t being delivered.
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Arrange a meeting with the SENCO or senior staff within the school to raise your concerns should they not be addressed after speaking with the teacher.
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Look at any support plans for your child and what support has been said to be required. This can be the basis of challenging the school about the support being provided.
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You can put in a formal written complaint to the school if they’re failing to follow their own SEN policy.
What is an EHC plan?
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An education, health and care plan as a legal documents that details a child or young person’s needs in those three areas.
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The EHC plan is to provide additional support to a child or young person whose needs can’t be met through SEN support in school or college.
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The EHC creates a legal duty on the LA to provide the provision described as needed in the plan.
I’m worried how Covid-19 will affect my child’s support
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Discuss your concerns with the school SENCO and the plans for supporting your child.
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Consider how to reintegrate your child back into education and what planning will be needed.
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If your child has an EHC plan, there is a statutory duty on the local authority to secure the provision set out in an EHC plan. If this is being impacted by Covid the school should approach the LA for support with this.
Where can I get further information?
For further advice and information you can look on the East Riding Local Offer or contact SENDIASS on (01482) 396469.
You can also use our contact form to get in touch and a SENDIASS officer will be in touch.
Get in touch
If you can't find what you need, feel free to get in touch with us. Our opening hours are Monday-Thursday, 9am-5pm and on Fridays, 9am-4pm.
Outside of these hours, please use the Get in touch form. We aim to respond to all enquiries within 2 working days.