SEND Information Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)
Last updated: 01/09/2022
West Berkshire Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) is available to parent carers of children and young people aged 0-25 with special educational needs and/or a disability (SEND) and also to children and young people with SEND themselves. The support and advice provided is impartial, confidential and free. We will listen to your concerns and answer your questions about anything relating to your special educational needs and disabilities. Our service is statutory and is available to parents, carers, children and young people living in West Berkshire who pay their council tax in Newbury. ‘Parents’ includes all those adults with parental responsibility.
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- West Berkshire SENDIASS
- Contact Position
- West Berkshire Adviser
- Telephone
- 0300 303 2644 (local rate)
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westberksiass@roseroad.org.uk
- Website
- West Berks SENDIASS
- https://www.facebook.com/WestBerksSENDIASS/
Where to go
- Address
- County of West Berkshire
- Notes
We can support you over the phone, by email or in person at an agreed local venue. Our advisers are home based within West Berkshire.
Time / Date Details
- When is it on
- Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm
- Time of day
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Afternoon
Morning
Other Details
Costs
- Details
- Free
Availability
- Age Ranges
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0-1
1-4
4-11
11-16
16-18
18-25 - Referral required
- No
- Referral Details
Self referral is welcomed.
Local Offer
- Description
We:
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Provide a confidential and impartial help line
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Provide web resources and information about Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
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Listen to your concerns
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Look at different options
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Help you prepare for meetings.
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Look at ways of overcoming differences where there is a disagreement
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Signpost to other services
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We offer information on:
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Your rights and responsibilities
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Who to talk to about your concerns
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How your child is assessed and helped in school
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How to request and what happens during an Education, Health and Care (EHC) assessment
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What you can do if you are not happy with a decision
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West Berkshire’s policies and processes
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National policies and the law
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- Contact Name
- Jen Jones (Parent Adviser), Sarah Appleby (Children and Young Peoples Adviser)
- Contact Telephone
- 0300 303 2644
- Contact Email
- westberksiass@roseroad.org.uk
- SEN Provision Type
- Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties, Medical, Specific Literacy Difficulties, Speech & Language Difficulties, Behavioural, Emotional & Social Difficulties, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Physical Disability, Hearing Impairment, Moderate Learning Difficulties, Severe Learning Difficulties, Visual Impairment
- Local Offer Age Bands
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0 to 1
1 to 4
5 to 7
7 to 11
12 to 14
15 to 16
16 to 18
19 plus
General Provider
Yes, we can arrange to meet in an accessible building should the need arise.
The service is for parent carers of children and young people aged 0-25 with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and children and young people with SEND themselves. To be eligible for our service you need to be living in West Berkshire. We can answer your calls Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, and put you in touch with a local adviser who should contact you within five working days. We have a comprehensive website which provides 24/7 information.
Schools, the SEN team or professionals can refer to our service but we also accept self referrals from parent carers, children and young people.
We will answer your call between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. If we need to put you in touch with a local adviser, they will contact you within five working days.
N/A
We believe that compliments and complaints are a valuable indicator of quality of service and an opportunity to refine our performance. If you would like to provide feedback about any aspect of our service, please contact westberksiass@roseroad.org.uk or call 0300 303 2644.
Quality checks
- DBS check
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