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Children with Disabilities Team

A Council-run service to help with social care.

Supports children and young people: 0-18 years

Referral reason: Where social care support is needed due to a child’s disability, where this is the primary need and an assessment is required to consider support provision. 

People involved: Social workers and support workers in consultation with partner agencies.

Offer: The service offers support to children and young people aged 0-16.

Social workers undertake an assessment to inform planning and social care provision.

This will be a holistic assessment that includes information from other professionals working with the family.

How to refer

Parents/carers, members of the public and professionals can refer to the service by contacting Sheffield’s Safeguarding Hub on 0114 273 4855.

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In this section

  1. How to access Council education and social care services
  2. Family Intervention Service
  3. One to One support from Sheffield Family Hubs
  4. 0-5 SEND Support Service including Portage and Sheffield Early Years Language Centre
  5. Educational Psychology Service (EPS)
  6. Autism Social Communication Education and Training Service (ASCETS)
  7. Rowan and Mossbrook outreach
  8. Inclusion and Attendance Team
  9. Independent Travel Training (ages 10-19)
  10. SEND Statutory Assessment and Review Service - SENDSARS
  11. Sheffield SEND Information and Advice Service (SSENDIAS)
  12. Sheffield Carers Centre
  13. Lifelong learning skills and communities (LLSC) Progression Team
  14. Exclusions Team
  15. Becton Hospital School
  16. Becton Medical Outreach
  17. d/Deaf and Hearing Support Service
  18. Vision Support Service
  19. Parenting support
  20. SNIPS – Special needs inclusion play care service / Early Help Team
  21. Children with Disabilities Team
  22. Preparation for Adulthood (PfA) Team
  23. Sheffield Safeguarding Hub
  24. SEND Careers Advice - Community Youth Services Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) Team