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SENDIASS Southend, for young people. What is SENDIASS?
We are SENDIASS Southend. This is our logo. SENDIASS means Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, Information Advice and Support Service.
We are the SENDIASS service for Southend on Sea.
SENDIASS can help young people age 16 to 25.
How can SENDIASS help you? We can listen to your views, help you to understand your options, help you understand forms letters and reports, help you to arrange meetings in school or college and prepare for them, go with you to meetings and help you to ask questions and make choices, explain difficult words people use, tell you where else you can find help.
Our information, advice and support is impartial. This means we won't take sides. Our service is free. We won't ever charge you any money.
Our advice is confidential. This means we won't share what we've discussed unless someone is in danger of getting hurt, or you've said it's okay to share. If we are going to share your information we will tell you.
How you can reach SENDIASS Southend. You can call us on 01702 215499
Just leave a message with your name and number and we will call you back, or email us at iass@southend.gov.uk
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Transcript for What is an EHCP?
SENDIASS Southend, for young people. What is an EHCP?
EHCP stands for education health and care plan. What is it for? An education health and care plan, EHCP, is a document about the help that you need.
People may talk about the help you need as special educational needs and disabilities. This is sometimes shortened to SEND.
An EHCP can also talk about any health or care needs you have.
EHCPs are for children and young people who need more or different help in school or college. EHCPs can stay with you until the age of 25 if you need it.
An EHCP will describe the type of help that you need and how the school or college will help you. This is sometimes called provision. Every year you will have a meeting about your EHCP to make sure it's up to date and you still need the help that it says you need. This is called an annual review.
How you can reach SENDIASS SOUTHEND? You can call us on 01702 215 499 just leave a message with your name and number and we will call you back or email us at iass@southend.gov.uk
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Transcript for What is an Annual Review?
SENDIASS Southend for young people. What is an Annual Review?
If you have an EHCP you will have a meeting every year about the help you need. This is part of your Annual Review.
EHCP stands for education health and care plan.
The meeting usually happens at your school or college.
The meeting is to talk about the help that you get and if it needs to change or stay the same.
You will also talk about the school or college that you go to, the subjects you are studying, or the courses that you are taking.
Adults and professionals who help you in school or college will meet with you and your parents. You do not have to go to the meeting but you should be invited to take part if you want to.
It is very important that you are asked about the help that you get and if you would like it to change or stay the same.
After the meeting changes can be made to your EHCP so that you get the help that you need. Sometimes EHCPs stay the same so nothing will change
SENDIASS Southend can help you with your annual review or give you more information about it.
How you can reach SENDIASS Southend, you can call us on 01702 215 499 just leave a message with your name and number and we will call you back, or email us at iass@southend.gov.uk
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Transcript for What if you don't agree with your EHCP?
SENDIASS Southend. For young people.
What if you don’t agree with your EHCP?
EHCP stands for education, health and care plan.
An EHCP is a document that can tell your school or college exactly what help you need and how they should help you.
If you would like something change in your EHCP you should speak to your teacher, or the person that helps you at school or college.
Sometimes the person in charge is called the SENCo.
You should I also tell your parent carer.
If you have an EHCP you will have a meeting every year about the help you need. This is part of your annual review.
The meeting is to talk with the adults that help you about the information in your EHCP, the help that you get, and if it needs to change or stay the same.
It is very important that you ask about the help that you get, and how you are doing if school or college.
You should be asked if you would like it to change or stay the same.
If you think that you would like more or different help and it is important that you say so. You should tell someone if you think that you would like something else changed in your EHCP too.
If you would like something changed in your EHCP and there’s not a meeting soon, you should speak to your teacher. You should also tell your parent carer.
They might be able to arrange a meeting to talk about what you would like changed.
Sendiass Southend can help you with this.
How you can reach SENDIASS Southend.
You can call us on 01702 215499, just leave a message with your name and number and we will call you back.
Or email us at iass@southend.gov.uk
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Transcript for How to get help in school or college
SENDIASS Southend for young people how to get help in school or college
If you need help in school or college you need to tell someone as soon as possible
You could tell your parents carer helper or teacher
Every school or college can give you help if you need it this is called SEN support. SEN or sen stands for special educational needs
Every school or college has a person that is in charge of SEN support this person is sometimes called the SENCo
The person in charge of SEN support will speak with you, your teachers and your parents or carer. They must find out what kind of help you need and how they can best help you
Once they have found out what will help you they must make sure that they tell all your teachers about it and give you the help when you need it
Teachers must check regularly to make sure that the support they are giving you is helping and that you are happy in school SENDIASS Southend can help you to get support in school or college
How you can reach SENDIASS Southend you can call us on 01702 215499 just leave a message with your name and number and we will call you back or email us at iass@southend.gov.uk
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Transcript for What are 'My Views'?
SENDIASS Southend for young people what are my views
It is very important that you have a chance to tell people what help you need and what you find difficult
People must also know what you're good at and what you would like to do in the future
If you need more help than the school or college are giving you already you may need an EHCP
EHCP stands for education health and care plan
An EHCP is a document that can tell your school or college exactly what help you need if you your parent or your teacher think that you may need an EHCP they should ask for your views
Adults may ask you about things that you find difficult and what kind of help you would like they may ask you about which school college or workplace you want to go to
An adult can write down your answers if you're not able to it's okay if you don't know the answers to all the questions but it is important that they ask you
If you want to you can answer the questions yourself without help from someone else whichever way is best it is important that the answers are your own words and you say what you want
SENDIASS Southend can help you with writing down your views or give you more information about it
How you can reach SENDIASS Southend you can call us on 01702 215499 just leave a message with your name and number and we will call you back or email us at iass@southend.gov.uk
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Transcript for Preparing for Adulthood
SENDIASS Southend for young people preparing for adulthood year 9 onwards
This is about your annual review and what is different from year 9 onwards if you have an EHCP you will have a meeting every year about the help you need
EHCP stands for education health and care plan the meeting usually happens at your school or college
The meeting is to talk about the help that you get and if it needs to change or stay the same
You will also talk about the school or college that you go to the subjects you are studying or the courses that you are taking
Adults and professionals who help you in school or college will meet with you and your parents- you do not have to go to the meeting but you should be invited to take part if you want to
it is very important that you are asked about the help that you get and if you would like it to change or stay the same. If you are in year 9 or above during the meeting everyone must talk about what you want to happen after you leave school or finish your college course
This is called preparing for adulthood
The send preparing for adulthood team can support you with moving on from school if you have an EHCP they can support you and your family from year 9 and above to help you prepare for what you want to do when you finish school
You can find more information about the preparing for adulthood team and post 16 opportunities on the local offer website our short video on how to access the local offer can be found on our website in the section for young people
if you do not have an EHCP but still need some support connexions can offer information advice and guidance this is their logo you can visit their website at www.southendconnexions.co.uk
When talking about preparing for adulthood you should be asked about what job you might want or if you would like to go to or stay at college- don't worry if you're not sure yet
After the meeting changes can be made to your EHCP so that you can get the help that you need sometimes EHCPs stay the same so nothing will change
SENDIASS Southend can help you with your annual review or give you more information about it
How you can reach SENDIASS Southend you can call us on 01702 215499 just leave a message with your name and number and we will call you back or email us at iass@southend.gov.uk
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Transcript for Post 16 Opportunities
SENDIASS Southend for young people post 16 opportunities
What can I do after school other than sixth form or college
You must stay in some type of educational training until you are 18. Think about what options suit your strengths and interests you might want to go to sixth form or college or take a work related course that gives you skills and experience
There are many options available when you turn 16 including supported internships these are for young people with learning difficulties or disabilities who need extra support to get a job or apprenticeships this is where you practice on the job practical skills alongside your learning and be paid a salary
The SEND preparing for adulthood team can support you with moving on from school if you have an EHCP. EHCP stands for education health and care plan. They can support you and your family from year 9 and above to help you prepare for what you want to do when you finish school
You can find more information about the preparing for adulthood team and post 16 opportunities on the local offer website. Our short video on how to access the local offer can be found on our website in the section for young people
If you do not have an EHCP but still need some support Connexions can offer information advice and guidance. This is their logo you can visit their website at www.southendconnexions.co.uk
SENDIASS Southend can give you more information about your post 16 opportunities or help you find someone else who can support you
How you can reach SENDIASS Southend- you can call us on01702 215499 just leave a message with your name and number and we will call you back or email us at iass@southend.gov.uk
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Transcript for Accessing the Local Offer
SENDIASS Southend for young people accessing the local offer
The local authority must tell you what is available for children and young people with special educational needs or disability (SEND) in your local area. This is called the local offer. This is the logo of Southend's local offer.
Southend's local offer has a website that you can find by visiting www.livewellsouthend.com
and clicking on the local offer logo or using a search engine to search for the words Southend local offer
A local offer should show all the services in your local area for
children and young people with SEND. It is available online for everyone to look at
A local offer should include information about what transport is available to children and young people with send including whether it will be free or if support will be available to help with the cost.
The local authority has to let children young people and their families know about the local offer and how to access it the local authority must consult young people and their families about what they think should be included in the local offer.
If you would like help to find a service or would like to ask for something to be added to the local offer you can contact the local offer officer. You can call on 01702 212328 or you can email localoffer@southend.gov.uk
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Transcript for SEN Support in an educational setting
Understanding support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, sen support.
Hi I'm going to talk about me and what extra support and help I get at school. I love riding my bike, walking my dog and playing with my friends.
I can do lots of things really well but sometimes I struggle and I need extra help.
Simple things can help me in school, such as a visual timetable, somebody taking extra notes for me, or being sat close to the front of the class.
Sometimes I need help with my feelings and my worries too.
In my school we have somebody who can help work out new ways of helping me, they may be called a SENDCo, a SENCo, or an Inclusion Manager.
I often talk to my teachers about how i am doing with my learning. My parent carers are also involved with me in this conversation.
We talk about my outcomes, which are the things I have been trying to achieve.
Together we agree my next steps and plan the support that I need to achieve this. My outcomes are aspirational, which means they might be challenging.
This is why they need breaking down into manageable steps. We work through four steps, assess, plan, do, and review.
Special Educational Needs SEN support at school is a four-stage cycle also known as the graduated approach, assess, plan, do, review.
Assess. My teachers will work with the senco to decide what kind of extra help and support I may need and talk to me about how I feel.
Sometimes they will ask other professionals for advice.
Plan. A plan will then be written out with all of my aims outcomes and what support they will give me, including dates of when this will be reviewed.
Do. The SENCo will support my teachers, teaching assistants, and specialist staff to put all the support in place.
Review. My school should meet with me and my parents at least three times a year. We will review my progress and what difference the support has made.
We will talk about what can be done next. My school provides all the extra support I need for me to learn,
but some people may need a lot more help and could consider applying for an education health and care needs assessment.
If you need more help understanding support at school or college, you can contact your local send information advice and support service, SENDIASS.
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