Leaflets and resources

• Jargon Buster: (PDF) Explains the specific words and terms used in all our information
• Local Offer (PDF) What it is, what it includes and where can you find the Suffolk Local Offer
• Choosing a school for a child with SEND (PDF)
• Making Meetings Matter (PDF) Our top tips for parents attending meetings
• Reasonable Adjustments duty (PDF)

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Our service leaflets

For parents and carers…

Leaflet  (PDF)                    
Contact card (credit card sized) (PDF)

Frequently asked questions about our SENDIAS service. (PDF)

Impartiality (PDF) Explains what we mean by confidential and impartial advice 

Impartiality postcard (PDF) Quick glance guide

For children and young people…

Leaflet  (PDF)                                  
Postcard style (PDF)

Easy-Read leaflet (PDF)

Easy-Read poster (PDF)

Easy-Read poster (JPEG)

‘Support to get your voice heard‘ (easy-read information leaflet – explaining the advocacy SENDIASS can provide).

(email us for hard copies of the above service publicity: [email protected])

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Download publicity in other languages explaining ‘What is SEN’:

Short introduction to SEN, helpful for settings and practitioners working with families:

View ‘what is a special need’ fact sheet in English (PDF)

‘What is a special need’ fact sheet in Multiple languages on one page (PDF)

‘What is a special need’ fact sheet Ukrainian version (PDF)

Download individual ‘What is SEN’ and ‘How we can help you’ in each of these languages:

View plain script in English (PDF)

• Funding for SEN (PDF) Information about funding for SEN in mainstream schools (includes academies & free schools)
• Pupil premium funding streams (PDF) To raise the attainment in vulnerable groups
• Pupil premium plus (PDF) From PAC UK (For looked after or previously looked after children)

Read more about how SEN funding works

• Choosing a school for a child with SEND (PDF)
• Autism strategies  (PDF) – to support in the home from CISS
• School anxiety (PDF) Factsheet with ideas for helping a child cope in school
• School absence (PDF) Presentation from the Lead Attendance Officer in Suffolk
• SEN Support (PDF) Information about the support that should be provided for children with Special Educational Needs
• Ask, Listen, Do: A guide to making conversations count for all families – whole school SEND (NASEN SEND Gateway)
• Pre-meeting email template (Word)
• Meeting planner template (PDF)
• ‘SEN Information Report’ explained (PDF)
• Transition Tips (changing schools & key stages) (PDF) Ideas to support anxious children
• Making Meetings Matter: (PDF) Our top tips for parents attending meetings
• Disagreement about SEN provision (PDF) Information about what you can do if you do not agree with the support your child is getting

Read more about SEN Support

• Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment (PDF) For children and young people in education for whom further in-depth information and advice is sought
• EHC timeline (PDF)
• Refusal to assess (EHC needs assessment) (PDF) Tips and questions to ask the local authority when they decide an EHC needs assessment is not necessary
• Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans (PDF) Describes a child or young person’s special educational needs and the support that will be provided
• ‘Outcomes’ in an EHC plan (PDF) Includes some examples
• ‘Provision’ in an EHC plan (PDF)
• Personal Budgets (PDF)
• Annual Review of an EHC plan (PDF) Explains the purpose and process
• Annual Review of your Education, Health and Care Plan – easy read (PDF)
• Annual Review factsheet (PDF)
• Annual Review flowchart (PDF)
• Key topics to cover at Annual Reviews yr 9 onwards (from ‘Preparing for Adulthood’)
• How do I name a school or college in an EHC plan?
• Minimum Standards (from ‘Preparing for Adulthood’)
• ‘How to share your views in an Annual Review‘ Factsheet for young people from FLARE (youth advisory group) at the Council for Disabled Children
• Requesting an early review (PDF) 
• Disagreement about SEN provision (PDF) Information about what you can do if you do not agree with the support your child is getting
• Appealing to the SEND Tribunal (PDF) Information about the process and our tips and advice

Read more about EHC needs assessments and plans
The Suffolk SEND Strategy highlights the importance of a ‘Person Centred’ approach and we have pulled together some information and guidance around planning for Person Centred Reviews…

Person Centred Reviews

• Factsheet explaining the Person Centred Approach  (PDF)
• ‘All About Me’ (Word template for children and young people)
• Notes for using ‘All About Me’ template (PDF)
• PATH explanation (PDF)
• PATH – participants guide (PDF)

Top Tips (PDF) – for professionals who support children and young people to participate in their Education, Health and Care plan (by the Council for Disabled Children)

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Useful links:

www.helensandersonassociates.co.uk

www.preparingforadulthood.org.uk

Films produced by Independent Support (with input from the Department for Education)

Both films below help explain the EHCP process and the Person Centred Connection.

Watch what is a EHCP and who is it for on 
Council for Disabled Children.

Watch The EHCP and The Person Centred Connection 
Council for Disabled Children.

• School exclusion (PDF) Explains the type of exclusion and processes.
• Managing multiple fixed-term exclusions for your child (PDF) Practical tips.
• Permanent exclusion (PDF) Explains the process of permanent exclusion, and how you can be involved.
• Governing body duties to consider parent views around an exclusion.
• Preparing your ‘representations’ for a governor meeting (PDF) or IRP (exclusion).

Read more about School exclusion

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Useful links:

You can contact the local authority directly with any questions or concerns relating to exclusions: 

The Suffolk County Council Inclusion Service & how to contact them.

The statutory guidance for schools (including academies) is available on the Department for Education web pages:

Exclusions guidance for schools (Annex C, pages 55-61 is a guide for parents)

Behaviour and discipline guidance for governing bodies

‘Mental health and behaviour in schools’ guidance

There is also some really useful information for parents via Child Law Advice:

School exclusion information from Child Law Advice

Supporting Challenging Behaviour

Just4kids law School exclusions hub (for practitioners supporting families around school exclusion)

SENDIASS journeys

Short videos of Suffolk parents talking about how SENDIASS helped with concerns and questions around their children’s education.

Michaela’s SENDIASS journey

Caroline’s SENDIASS journey

Natalie’s SENDIASS journey

Caroline’s SENDIASS journey

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Mandy’s story (PDF)

Read Mandy’s story, parent to two children with Autism related sensory needs and the family’s journey to discover therapies to help.

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Your experiences

Have something to share with other families? Please get in touch we would love to hear from you at
[email protected]

Ambitious about Autism toolkit  – for parents and carers through the early years

Council for Disabled Children explaining IAS services 

Local authority Preparing for Adulthood guide (PDF)

Council for Disabled Children ‘Developing a supportive environment for CYP with SEND’

‘When people can’t agree’ – Department for Education guidancefor young people with complaints about SEND

Contact (for families with disabled children) podcasts & videos around personal independence payments and disability benefits.

Making Sense of Sensory Behaviour (PDF) recommended by an Occupational Therapist.

Department for Education ‘mental health and behaviour in schools’

Department for Education guidance for supporting pupils with medical conditions in school – page 28 has a flowchart on how an Individual Healthcare Plan (IHP) should be put together and page 23 which explains unacceptable practice.  

• Template for an Individual Health Care plan (PDF)  (not to be confused with an EHC plan)
• Advice and example templates (Health conditions in schools alliance)

Equality Act Guidance: 

Developing effective support systems for young people experiencing anxiety based school avoidance

‘Not fine in school’ – Action and support for school-refusal and attendance difficulties (PDF)

Kooth parents/carers resource pack

Young Minds guide to School Anxiety and Refusal

Young Minds advice for parents

Special Needs Jungle SEN Support/EHC flowcharts

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