SEND updates

One of the council’s key priorities is to ensure all children get the best start in life. Having engaged far and wide with young people, parents and carers, teachers, health professionals and other practitioners we’ve set out in a new strategy the priorities for how…

As part of improving our SEND Local Offer website and making sure this contains the best possible information for children and families, we always want to hear from local organisations or groups who offer support and services to this community. You can register for an…

13th-19th March is Neurodiversity Celebration Week  Local community organisation NeonDaisy is launching a new film to celebrate neurodivergent girls, #WeAreEnough: It aims to give autistic young people a sense of belonging, of validation – and to know that they don’t have to sacrifice their own…

We are pleased to publish our latest SEND Local Offer annual feedback report which covers the period September 2021 to August 2022. All local authorities must publish a ‘local offer’ setting out in one place information about services and support available for children and young…

Preparation for adulthood is a period of time when a disabled young person is supported to move from children’s services to adult services, or more broadly, from childhood to adulthood. It is important that all children and young people are supported to have good lives…

Do you want to have your say on the development of the South Gloucestershire SEND and Inclusion Strategy for 2023-2028? Visit this page of our SEND Local Offer to see all the ways you can help us design the strategy and directly influence what we put time…

SEND and You (SAY) SENDIASS provides the statutory SEND information advice and support service (SENDIASS) across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. This FREE virtual coffee morning, facilitated by SEND and You, is aimed at all parents or carers of children with SEND. It is…

South Glos Parent Carers have been awarded a grant totalling £275,000 over 5 years from the Community Lottery Fund. The successful bid was the result of months of behind-the-scenes hard work by the SGPC team, who applied for funding to expand their services as a direct…

The Government is looking at a new approach to area SEND Inspections from 2023.  This consultation seeks your views on proposed changes to the way Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) jointly inspect local area partnerships to assess how they work together to improve…

The South Gloucestershire SEND Local Offer is your source of information on help and support for families and children 0-25 with special educational needs and disabilities.   We have recently produced a video which explains how to use the SEND Local Offer website to find the…