Contents
- Alternative Provision
- Annual Review
- Appeals & Mediation
- Attendance/Not in Full Time Education
- Benefits
- Complaints
- Disability Discrimination
- Education other than in school/college
- Education, Health and Care Plans
- Exclusions
- Health
- How should the Local Authority help
- Neurodiversity
- Personal Budgets
- SEN Support in nurseries, schools and colleges
- Service Families
- Social Care
- Transport
- Year 6 Transition
- Young People’s Page
How should the Local Authority help
Your local authority (LA) has certain legal duties to help children and young people.
All LAs must identify and assess the special educational needs (SEN) of children and young people in their area when they become aware that they have or may have SEN.
If your child has SEN and goes to an educational setting (nursey, school or college) then that setting needs to provide support. This is called SEN Support.
If your child needs more support than the setting provides through SEN Support then the LA must carry out an education, health and care needs assessment (EHCNA). This can lead to an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) being made for your child. Once your child has an EHCP, the LA have a duty to provide all of the support detailed in the plan.
The London Boroughs of Richmond and Kingston have:
- The Achieving for Children (AFC) Local Offer Click here. The Local Offer should contain information about all the services and support that the LA expects to be available, including services in Richmond & Kingston and surrounding areas including independent schools or colleges, therapy services and care placements.
- Achieving for Children SEN webpages click here
- A telephone number: 020 8547 5872 and email: senteam@achievingforchildren.org.uk
- All contact details can be found here on their local offer page.
If you struggle to make contact with the Richmond and Kingston SEN Service. You should try the telephone number and contact form (above). If this is not successful, you can find information about complaint here.