Local Offer - Special Educational Needs / Disabilities (SEND) - Homepage

Families Information Service is responsible for co-ordinating and publishing the Local Offer – Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). If you would like to contribute to the Local Offer please contact us on the information below:

• Freephone: 0800 138 4568
• Telephone: 01302 735237
• Email: localoffer@doncaster.gov.uk
• Facebook: Doncaster Local Offer / Doncaster Families Information Service

The Special Educational Needs (SEN) Service is responsible for carrying out Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessments and maintaining Education, Health and Care plans (EHCP). If you would like to speak to somebody regarding your child's EHC needs assessment or EHCP, please contact the Doncaster SEN Service on:

SENDIAS provides information, advice and support (IAS) to parents, carers, children and young people in relation to Special Educational Needs (SEN) and Disability and related health and social care issues. You can contact SENDIAS on:

• Telephone: 01302 736920
• Email: sendias@doncaster.gov.uk

Alternatively, you can complete their online form to request support.

Find out more about the Local Offer and how you can use it to find the answers to your questions on our new page below.

About the Local Offer

Families Information Service is not able to recommend or endorse any providers listed in this section nor can we guarantee the accuracy of the information provided although we do our best to complete frequent audits to make sure that the information is as up-to-date and relevant as possible. Anyone looking to use a service is responsible for making their own checks about the suitability of that service - you should decide if it is fit for your purpose. Parent / carers should check that they are satisfied with the service and provider before attending / accessing.

Should you have any cause for complaint against any of the services listed you will need to complain to them directly in line with their complaints policy. Doncaster Council has a complaints procedure which you can follow should you need to complain about any of the services you have received from Doncaster Council. Anyone working with children and young people will be required to have appropriate Disclosure Barring Service Check (the replacement of the Criminal Record Bureau - CRB - Check), safeguarding policies and insurance in place, which they should make available to you on request.

Visit our About the Local Offer page to find out how you can access the Local Offer in alternative formats. This includes how to access the Local Offer in an accessible format and how to access the Local Offer if you don't have internet access at home.

The graduated approach aligns the assess, plan, do and review process with the expectations from the SEND Code of Practice for children and young people identified as having SEND. Visit the new graduated approach webpage using the link below.

GRADUATED APPROACH

A Local area SEND inspection was conducted by Ofsted in Spring 2019.

READ THEIR FINDINGS