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Information and advice for families with children and young people with SEN and/or disabilities.

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special educational needs and disabilities

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special educational needs and disabilities advice and support service

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special educational needs and disabilities advice service

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special educational needs and disabilities support service

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Welcome to SENDIASS Herefordshire and Worcestershire

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We are the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Information, Advice and Support Service (IASS) covering Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

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KIDS support over 11,800 disabled children, young people and their families every year by delivering over 60 services throughout England.

We ensure disabled children from birth to 25 have the opportunity to learn, play, build friendships, gain confidence and improve their well-being and we provide vital time, emotional and practical support to parents and siblings.

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special educational needs and disability

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KIDS support over 11,800 disabled children, young people and their families every year by delivering over 60 services throughout England. We ensure disabled children from birth to 25 have the opportunity to learn, play, build friendships, gain confidence and improve their well-being and we provide vital time, emotional and practical support to parents and siblings.

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Down to earth parenting advice you can trust.

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Support for Parents from Action For Children

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Parent Talk - down-to-earth parenting advice you can trust

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We're on hand to support parents, when they need us. Find answers to your questions in our advice articles, or speak to one of our parenting coaches.

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The British Dyslexia Association is the voice for the 10% of the population that are dyslexic

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Supporting Families, parents, children and young people across Worcestershire to lead happy, healthy and fulfilled lives.

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The Starting Well Partnership supports parents, families and young people across Worcestershire. Our teams include Herefordshire Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, Barnardos, Redditch and Bromsgrove District Councils and Action for Children.

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Dyslexia Assist: By Parents and children, Dyslexia Help tutor advice

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A one stop hub for FREE advice learning tips and ideas. Find a recommended tutor. Building resources together.

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Support and advice for parents and carers of autistic children, including support to develop a greater understanding of their child's needs and accessing services that meet the familys needs.

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Support for Family Members | Autism Speaks

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Click here for Autism Speaks resources that will help support family and friends of children and adults with autism during the ups, downs and in between.

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Young Minds - support for mental health 

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Young Minds - support for mental health 

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Support for Parents from Action For Children

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How can I support a child with ADHD at home? - Support for Parents from Action For Children

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If your child has ADHD, it’s useful to understand how they may behave and what they might need from you.

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Autism Spectrum Disorder - Umbrella Pathway

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Autism Spectrum Disorder - Umbrella Pathway

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Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

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Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

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Service referral criteria are in place to ensure that this service works with the child/young people and their families who need and will benefit from further highly specialist assessment.

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Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

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Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

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Worcestershire Children’s Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) service

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Information on making a referral into the Worcestershire Community
Paedaitrics Service for support with ADHD

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Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

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Our Paediatric Occupational Therapy Service provides assessment and intervention for children and young people with significant difficulties participating in and completing daily occupations at home, in an education placement, and in the community.

Our Service may offer an assessment of self-care and daily living occupations (see below for examples), where our Universal Advice offer has been followed, but there has been no improvement.
Occupation Examples: Priorities of the Service

To support with enabling the child or young person to be safe in accessing self-care and activity of daily living occupations. This may include assessment and provision of specialist equipment and/or referrals for adaptations to the home environment.

To support with the delivery of a Care Plan for the child or young person with significant needs impacting on their self-care and activity of daily living occupations.

To work in partnership with the child or young person, their parents/carers and educational setting to meet the child or young person's individual goals.

To work in collaboration with other professionals from health, social care, and education.

Who can refer to the service?

Referrals are accepted from:

Health Care Professionals (GP, Paediatrician, Speech and Language Therapist, Physiotherapist etc)

Social Care Teams (Social Worker, Family Support Worker)

SENCO'S (School or Nursery) or Teacher at Special School

Physical Disabilities Outreach Team

Local Authority Learning Support Team

Referrers should complete the referral form in full that is available on Carenotes under the referrals tab or can be downloaded directly from this page - Download our referral form

Please note ALL referrals should be sent electronically to the OT generic email address: WHCNHS.PaediatricOT@NHS.net

(If using the referral tab on Carenotes, please email the generic email address to alert the service to this referral).

Who can be referred?

Child or young person from birth up until their 18 birthday or up to their 19 birthday if attending special school (for school needs only):

With consent from the person with parental responsibility or child or young person themselves if considered to have Gillick competence.

Those registered with a Worcestershire GP.

Who have a 'Looked After' arrangement with Worcestershire Local Authority and continue to reside in Worcestershire with a Worcestershire GP OR who have a 'Looked after' arrangement with another Local Authority and are placed in Worcestershire with an individual funding agreement.

Any child or young person placed in a Worcestershire school with a GP out of county will be considered on an individual basis with liaison with their local NHS service.

For requests about home equipment or adaptations, this is determined by the County Council of the property where the child or young person resides.

We require examples of significant* difficulties that are impacting on independence, and/or participation in self-care and activities of daily living at home, in education and in the community.

It is important to evidence what support, strategies and advice has been tried and/or is already in place to support the child or young person, and the outcome and impact this has had e.g., Universal information from the website, contact with OT Advice Line.
Referrals we may consider

Child or young person who requires timely assessment and intervention around safety, equipment and moving and handling to prevent incident and injury.

Child or young person with regressive or degenerative conditions who are newly diagnosed or where there has been a significant change in their presentation impacting on self-care and activities of daily living.

Child or young person who are palliative and end of life who have lost skills and require timely assessment and intervention to prevent incident and injury.

We are unable to accept referrals for:

Reported difficulties that are in line with typical or expected development.

Please note we do not provide Sensory Integration Therapy.

Requests for specific equipment. For example, car seats, restrictive beds.

Anxiety, emotional or behavioural difficulties. Please refer to other appropriate services such as Family Front Door, Early Help, CAMHS. Please see the local offer website: Social, emotional and mental health | Worcestershire County Council and the Child and young person and Adolescent Mental Health Website: Mental health help to children, young people and their families | School Mental Health (hacw.nhs.uk)

Support with home safety which are related to the home physical environment. We require evidence of strategies that have been tried but have not been successful resulting in risk to safety, incident, and injury before considering a referral.

Support with re-housing or additional bedrooms/ bathroom facilities. Any professional that knows the child and young person or family well can support with these requests.

Requests for Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (DCD) assessment where there is no evidence of significant* motor co-ordination difficulties that are impacting on self-care and activity of daily living occupations across home, in education and the community. Please see the following link for information about DCD diagnostic criteria: Developmental co-ordination disorder (dyspraxia) in children - Diagnosis - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Wheelchair or a specialist buggy as referrals can be made by any Healthcare Professional that knows the child or young person. Please see the following link for the Wheelchair service information: Our Services | Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust (hacw.nhs.uk)

Risk of education placement breakdown or not currently attending education placement.

Child or young person who is not able to complete self-care and/or activities of daily living occupations.

Early life experiences which have had a significant impact on the above.

Safeguarding concerns where OT is significantly involved.

What happens next?

Referrals received will be triaged according to the clinical prioritisation for the child or young person.

Parents/carers and the referrer will be informed of the outcome of the referral following triage.

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Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

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Special Education Needs and Disabilities support is available at every stage of education.

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Annual Reviews

When do we need to complete an Annual Review in the Early Years?

SEN CoP: Reviewing an EHCP page 198

Reviews of EHC plans for children aged 0 to 5

9.178 Local authorities should consider reviewing an EHC plan for a child under five at least every three to six months to ensure that the provision continues to be appropriate. Such reviews would complement the duty to carry out a review at least annually but may be streamlined and not necessarily require the attendance of the full range of professionals, depending on the needs of the child. The child's parent must be fully consulted on any proposed changes to the EHC plan and made aware of their right to appeal to the Tribunal.

Transfer between phases of education

9.179 An EHC plan must be reviewed and amended in sufficient time prior to a child or young person moving between key phases of education, to allow for planning for and, where necessary, commissioning of support and provision at the new institution.

The review and any amendments must be completed by 15 February in the calendar year of the transfer at the latest for transfers into or between schools.

The key transfers are:

early years provider to school

Purpose of the review

The purpose of the review is to:

gather and assess information so that it can be used by your child or young person's early years settings, schools or colleges to support their progress and their access to teaching and learning

review the special educational provision made for your child or young person to make sure it is being effective in ensuring access to teaching and learning and good progress

review the health and social care provision made for your child or young person and its effectiveness in ensuring good progress towards outcomes

consider the continuing appropriateness of the EHC plan in the light of your child or young person's progress during the previous year or changed circumstances and whether changes are required including any changes to outcomes, enhanced provision, change of educational establishment or whether the EHC plan should be discontinued

set new interim targets for the coming year and where appropriate, agree new outcomes

review any interim targets set by the early years' provider, school or college or other education provider

Annual review timeline
Annual Review Timeline (PDF)
Step 1: 4 to 6 weeks prior to meeting - obtain advice and information about the child including completing the Parental Views and Child's views forms (or similar) from:

all the relevant professionals

the parent

the child themselves

Step 2: 2 weeks prior to meeting - circulate the reports received along with the invitations to attend the Annual Review meeting

Step 3: The Annual Review meeting

Step 4: Following the meeting the SENCo must complete the WCC Annual Review Report document (that SEND services have sent to you or you have downloaded). This should include recommendations for amendments to the EHCP including details where views differ. This must then be uploaded onto the WCC portal (with the evidence) and shared

Step 5: The LA has 2 weeks (4 weeks from the date of the meeting) to decide to leave the plan unchanged, amend it or cease it and inform the parent, the child and the school/setting of its decision with everyone invited to the meeting within 2 weeks including the LA
Early Years Annual Review Training Guide (PDF)

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Annual Reviews SEN CoP: Reviewing an EHCP page 198 Reviews of EHC plans for children aged 0 to 5 9.178 Local authorities should consider reviewing an EHC plan for a child under five at least every three to six months to ensure that the provision continues to be appropriate.

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Training for parents and carers | Worcestershire County Council

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Here you will find information on specialist training opportunities which may be available for parents and carers.

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Solihull Approach | Parenting - We're all about emotional health and wellbeing!

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Online Courses for Parents - Solihull Approach | Parenting

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Our online courses cover from conception to 19 years. They include the same content as a face to face group. Digital parenting offer available. Find out more!

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Parenting workshops and groups

The Starting Well Partnership offers an exciting array of parenting groups and workshops. All sessions are free to attend and run by trained staff and volunteers from the Starting Well Partnership.

If you would like to know more about any of our groups, workshops or wish to register your interest please complete the online referral form.

Use the buttons below to find out more about each group.

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SEND support groups for parents and carers - directory

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SEND support groups for parents and carers - directory

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SEND support groups for parents and carers - directory | Worcestershire County Council

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Topmarks: teaching resources, interactive resources, worksheets, homework, exam and revision help

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Searchable site of thousands of quality teaching resources, interactive resources, homework, exam and revision help. Useful for teachers, pupils and parents.

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Free interactive KS1 and KS2 SATs revision resources - BBC Bitesize

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KS1 and KS2 SATs resources for maths and English, hand-picked by BBC Bitesize. Helping year 2 and year 6 children get ready for the 2024 SATs tests.

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YoungMinds | Mental Health Charity For Children And Young People

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YoungMinds are a mental health charity for children, young people and their parents, making sure all young people can get the mental health support they need.

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Mental Health Matters is a nationwide charity providing a wide range of support to people with mental health needs,.

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Children's and young people's mental wellbeing

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The Reach4Wellbeing Team is part of Starting Well Service which is run by Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. It promotes and supports emotional wellbeing for children and young people aged 5-19 years old. We offer short-term group support programmes for those experiencing emotional difficulties, specifically anxiety, low mood and self-harm.

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We provide mental health help to children, young people and their families across Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

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Children who Cannot Attend School (CCAS) | Worcestershire County Council

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The CCAS process and panel works with partners to support children who cannot attend school.

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Not Fine in School is a parent-led organisation empowering families & raising awareness of school attendance barriers (school refusal/ anxiety/ SEND/ bullying)

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Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

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I'm worried about a child's speech or language

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Children's Speech and Language Therapy Service information, advice and training

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Worcestershire Speech and Language Therapy 

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Worcestershire Speech and Language Therapy 

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Speech and language | Worcestershire County Council

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If your child has, or you think they have, a speech, language and/or communication need.

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Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

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Resources for Children's Speech and Language

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Children's Speech and Language resources to download

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Worcestershire Speech and Language Therapy

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Worcestershire Speech and Language Therapy. 20,907 likes · 25 talking about this. Providing speech and language therapy services to children and young people in Worcestershire

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Special Educational Needs and Disability Policy 

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Special Educational Needs and Disability Policy 