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Newly diagnosed or new to Wandsworth?

Just found out you or your child has or may have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?  Or have you recently moved to Wandsworth with a child or young person with SEND? Want to know where to go next, who can help, what services and support are available?…

Nursery provision for children with special educational needs in Wandsworth

Some children may have special educational needs because of a disability or learning difficulty. They may need additional support. All Early Years settings and nurseries in the maintained or private, independent and voluntary sector will have an identified special needs co-ordinator (SENCO). The SENCO has…

Personal Budgets

Personal budgets are available for support which is individual to the child or young person. They allow parents and young people more choice and control over the support they receive. Personal budgets (some of which can be taken as a direct payment) are available to…

Relationships, Sexual Health and Education

Relationships and Sex Education Practitioners who have experience of teaching Relationships and sex education to young people with learning disabilities realise that on-going support over time and life stages is needed.  What is most important is that information on topics is given in honest and…

SEND Local Offer Annual Report to September 2022-August 2023

Our SEND Annual Local Offer Report covers most of the activities we undertake throughout the course of the year in relation to our Local Offer these include; - Regular activities that we undertake, such as maintaining the Local Offer web pages.- Changes that we have…

Special Needs Assessment Service (SNAS)

SNAS is responsible for children and young people who are requesting a statutory assessment of special educational need (SEN), or are currently under assessment based on their SEN. Following assessment, SNAS may issue an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). How is SNAS organised? Assessment…

Specialist Youth Clubs in Wandsworth

As well as a range of Youth Clubs which welcome children and young people with disabilities and special educational needs, there are three Youth Groups in Wandsworth specifically for young people with disabilities and special needs. These are: Unique Youth Generate: and Lady Allen Playground…

Supported Internships

Supported internships are a structured study programme based primarily at an employer. They enable young people aged 16-24 with a Learning Difficulty Assessment or an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), to achieve sustainable paid employment by equipping them with the skills they need for…

Wandsworth Autism Advisory Service (WAAS)

1        Wandsworth Autism Advisory Service – overview 2        Educational Settings 3        Parents and Carers 4        Children and Young People 5        What’s On   WAAS – Overview       Who we are? Our service is a multi-agency team with professionals from education, teaching, SEND, Speech and language therapy, multi therapy team,…

Wandsworth Strategy for Children and Young People with SEND aged 0 – 25, 2020-2024

Wandsworth Children’s Services, NHS South-West London Clinical Commissioning Group (SWLCCG) and Positive Parent Action as the Local Area partners, offer a warm welcome to the readers of our SEND Strategy 2020 – 2024. This strategy marks a significant point along our improvement journey in the…