Forms and scheduled maintenance

Some of our forms will be unavailable on Sunday 20 September, 4am to 10am for scheduled IT maintenance. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Where to start with SEND

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Information about what the Local Offer is and how you can get involved.

Family Hubs Leicestershire Local Offer, external providers, webinars
Leicestershire Local Offer on Facebook Connect with others
Information and Support Directory Leicestershire and beyond
Joy | The Joy App Services directory for the Midlands
SEND Hub Leicestershire The Parent Carer Forum
SENDIASS Leicestershire Information Advice and Support Services
Young people - health and wellbeing Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Autism Space - advice and information Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
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All parents are reminded to apply for a school place through admissions, even if your child is going through the EHCP Needs Assessment.

You need to secure a mainstream school place even if you expect your child to access a specialist provision should an EHC Plan be agreed.

Having a school place does not contribute to any decision making around placements. If you do not apply for a school place this could result in your child missing out on education.

What is the Local Offer

The Leicestershire Local Offer gives children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) and their families information about help and services in Leicestershire.

SEND jargon buster

Find explanations for some commonly used words and abbreviations that you might hear when looking into support for your child with special educational needs and disabilities.

Our Local Offer team and how they can help you

In response to what young people and families have told us, we have developed a series of short videos of professionals talking about their roles. You can also find the Children’s Management / service structure here.

Get help with your child's progress

If your child isn’t progressing as well as they should, is having difficulty at nursery, school or college, or has a disability, they can get extra help.

Disabled Children's Register

The Disabled Children and Young People’s Register is a secure database which aims to capture information about all children and young people aged 0-25years with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) living within Leicestershire.

News

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Everything under one roof: families invited to bumper SEND info roadshow

Info and activities available between 5pm - 7.30pm on Thursday, September 24 at County Hall.

Leicestershire SEND improvements recognised nationally

Boost for SEND support

Residents thanked as specialist nursery proposals dropped

Proposed changes not to go ahead