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Preparing for Adulthood

Youtube link - Preparing For Adulthood Outcomes - YouTube As a young person (or parent/guardian) of a young person, you might start to wonder what is next and where do you go to find the answers for the point of leaving school and moving on to adulthood. This section...

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Contact Us

To access the service, please contact:Need support? We can help... Please leave your details here and a member of the SEND IASS team will get in touch with you. Alternatively you can use the contact details below to contact the Sunderland SEND IASS service. We...

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Exclusions and Suspensions

A head teacher at a school (or the teacher in charge of a pupil referral unit or the principal of an academy) is the only person who can suspend or permanently exclude a pupil on disciplinary grounds. A pupil may be suspended for one or more fixed periods up to 45...

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Complaints

If you feel you are not receiving the right level of support and/or service from a professional, who is working with yourself and/or your child, you have the right to make a formal complaint. Each service has its own complaint process. We would advise you to look over...

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Useful Support

Activities The Kayaks North East England | Kayaks | Tyne and WearFunding Financial Relief | The Charlie & Carter Foundation (thecharlieandcarterfoundation.co.uk)Local Support IMPACT Northeast CIC Autism In Mind - Autism Support, Me, Myself & Autism MORE THAN...

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Social Care

Social services provide a wide range of support.  If you require social care support, you can ask the local authority – in Sunderland this would be Together for Children – to assess the child or young person’s social care needs. If the young person is approaching the...

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Health

Health In this section, you will find information around the services on offer to support a child or young person’s health.Many youngsters with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) also require additional support from health services. If the child or...

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Transport

Under 5’shttps://www.ipsea.org.uk/children-under-5 Compulsory school agehttps://www.ipsea.org.uk/children-of-compulsory-school-age-aged-5-to-16 Children with SENDhttps://www.ipsea.org.uk/children-with-sen-a-disability-or-a-mobility-difficulty Post 16...

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Bullying

By law, all state (not private) schools must have a behaviour policy in place that includes measures to prevent all forms of bullying among pupils. This policy is decided by the school. All teachers, pupils and parents must be told what it is. Anti-discrimination law...

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Annual Review

If a child or young person has an Education, Health and Care Plan it must be reviewed at least once a year by the Local Authority. This is to ensure the EHC Plan remains up to date, and continues to provide the support the child or young person requires.  Once the...

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