York SENDIASS

York Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) is available for:

• parents
• carers
• children
• young people (up to the age of 25)
• professionals working with children and young people with SEND

Visit www.yorksendiass.org.uk for more information.

York SENDIASS is:

• free - anyone can contact us for free
• confidential – we will not share details of your case with anyone (except where safeguarding is a concern)
• impartial – we do not take sides and base our advice on the law

You can contact our SENDIASS service by

• filling in a website referral (link here)
• emailing: yorksendiass@york.gov.uk
• calling 01904 554312 and leaving us a message
• booking a face to face appointment at SEND Central. Places can be reserved by email sendcentral@york.gov.uk or phone 01904 555076

Watch this video which explains the SENDIASS service in more detail:

How our SENDIASS service can help

We can:

• listen to your concerns
• help you understand educational support in schools, colleges and other educational settings
• explain the law and your rights around education, health and social care
• give advice and support to promote involvement of parents, carers, children and young people in all decisions about outcomes in schools and educational settings
• help open up positive dialogue between parents, carers, young people, schools, local authority (LA), health and voluntary bodies
• help you when things go wrong
• put families in touch with support groups
• help promote independence and self advocacy for children, young people and their parents
• advise on statutory processess like Education, Health and Care needs assessment, annual reviews, mediation and appeals.

Also see

• Special educational needs and disabilities
• Schools and education
• York Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Local Offer