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This service is for children, young people (0 to 25 years) who live in Wandsworth, who attend a Wandsworth maintained nursery or school or who are looked after by Wandsworth, and for their families and the practitioners who work with them. You can visit…

Once a request for an Education Health and Care plan (EHC plan), has been made, the local authority must make a decision and communicate that decision to the child’s parent/carer or the young person within six weeks of receiving the request. If the local…

Direct payments are available to people who have been assessed by social services as needing help, and who would like to arrange and pay for their own care and support services instead of receiving them direct from the Council.  Direct payments are a way of assisting people to gain greater independence…

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? …

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…

Special Educational Needs and Disability Mediation and disagreement resolution meetings aim to resolve your disagreements in a quick, informal way using a neutral third party, a mediator, to help you reach a resolution that is mutually satisfactory. Mediation aims to help resolve disagreements for…

Greenmead is a specialist primary school supporting pupils with learning difficulties. Many of our pupils have additional complex medical, physical and communication difficulties. We have a range of experienced and specialist staff who can offer outreach support to colleagues in mainstream primary and nursery settings…

Call back service Telephone: 020 8871 8065 (24 hour confidential answer machine) Email: wiass@wandsworth.gov.uk   WIASS  provide confidential, impartial, information, advice and support to parents of children and young people (aged 0-25) on special educational needs and/or disability (SEND). WIASS is part of…

The Children and Families Act 2014 set out a new legal framework for children and young people with SEN  (special educational needs) in youth custody.  This change commenced on 1 April 2015. The attached document from the Council for Disabled Children (CDC) has a range of information for young people, parents/carers,…