SSENDIAS - Sheffield SEN & Disability Information Advice and Support

Summary
Sheffield SEN & Disability Information Advice and Support (SSENDIAS) provides impartial, confidential information, advice & support to children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their parents/carers.

Description

Sheffield SEN & Disability Information Advice and Support (SSENDIAS) provides impartial, confidential information, advice & support to children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their parents/carers on a range of topics including; SEN/disability specific information, education, SEN statutory processes, available services, disability related benefits, grants and funding.

They offer support to parents of children and young people (aged 0-25) with any level or kind of difficulty or disability, from mild to multiple, severe conditions. They operate across the city and only take referrals from parents/carers.

Who to contact

Telephone: 0114 273 6009
E-mail: ssendias@sheffield.gov.uk
Website: Sheffield SENDIAS
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SheffieldSENDIAS/
Related Links: Our Facebook Page
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Animation: Introduction to the Information, Advice and Support Service

Where to go

Name: Sheffield SEN & Disability Information Advice and Support, Floor 6
Address: North Wing, Moorfoot
City Centre
SHEFFIELD
Postcode: S1 4PL

When is it on?

Time / Date Details: 9am-5pm
Time of day: Afternoon
Morning
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Inclusion Information

Supports special needs and disabilities: Yes
Special needs and disabilities experience: Speech, Language & Communication needs
Down's Syndrome
Visual impairment
Multi-Sensory Impairment
Dyslexia
Hearing impairment
Cerebral Palsy
No diagnosis yet
Social, emotional and mental health needs
Medical Needs or long term illness
ADD/ADHD
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Profound & Multiple Learning Difficulty
Severe Learning Difficulty
Moderate Learning Difficulty
Physical Disability/Mobility Issues

Other Details

Costs

Details: Free

Referral required: No
Referral Details: We cannot take referrals from professionals, parents/carers must contact the service directly.

Local Offer

Description

We are an in-house service provided by the Local Authority but are expected to be impartial and to operate at arm’s length.

We provide children & young people with SEN & Disabilities, and their parents/carers, with accurate, impartial information, advice and support on matters relating to their:

Education
Health
Social care
Funding & Benefits
Access to services
Equipment & adaptations
Leisure
Other sources of information

All of the information and advice provided is firmly based in the relevant legislation; local policy and practice is put into this context.

The support provided is directed by the individual service user and tailored to their requirement.

Local Offer Age Bands

Early Years (0-4 years)
Primary (4-10 years)
Secondary (11-16 years)
Transitions to Adulthood (16+)

SEN Provision Type

Universal

General Extended Local Offer Response

Eligibility criteria for your service and any priority groups

The only eligibility to use our service is that you are:
A Sheffield resident, and
a child or young person with some level of SEN and /or disabilities or
a parent/carer of a child or young person with some level of SEN and/or disabilities.

There is no requirement for a formal diagnosis.

All decisions are made by the service user themselves.

We take referrals direct from families/service users themselves you do not need a referral from anyone else

Do you operate a waiting list?

Staffing arrangements details

We work on a 1:1 basis with service users. Interpreters and signers are provided where necessary

Staff training to support children/young people with SEND

Currently the main team do not have any training to work directly with children & young people but we have access to colleagues who do.

How do you communicate with your service users?

Directly with parents/carers

Communicating with service users details

Communication is by the most appropriate method agreed with the individual service user

Last Updated: 22/02/2022

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