Getting help
Contact services who can help children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities and their families. Part of the SEND local offer.
Getting help
Contact services who can help children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities and their families. Part of the SEND local offer.
What you can do if you think your child has special educational needs
Who to speak to if you think your child needs extra help.
Information, advice and support
Impartial and confidential information, advice and support around special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Inclusion Service
Contact details for advice, support and information from specialist teachers, educational psychologists, the assessment team and specialist social workers.
Social care
Disabled children and their families may need additional support from social care services.
Designated Clinical Officers
Contact the DCO for your area if you have a question or concern about the health provision for your child's SEND support.
SEND Newsletter
The special educational needs and disability (SEND) newsletter for Lancashire families.
Parent carer and carer support
Support, advice and guidance for carers including parent carer support groups, carer's assessments and Lancashire Parent Carer Forum.
Assessment and support
SEN support, education, health and care (EHC) plans and the Early Help Assessment and Plan.
Finance
Benefits information and services that provide grants to children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, and their families.
Dispute resolution, mediation and appeals
Help to resolve disagreements, appeal an education, health and care (EHC) plan decision and contact the local special educational needs mediation service.
Give feedback about a SEND service
How to complain about services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Other services
Family Hubs
Support for all stages of family life, from pregnancy through to 19 years old or 25 for those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Children and family wellbeing service
Support for families of babies, children and teenagers (0-19 years old) and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities up to 25.
Help coping with parenting
Help available if you are struggling to cope with parenting.
Your local offer
Information for professionals
Forms and guidance for EHC plans and templates for your establishment's SEND local offer.
Your feedback
If you have comments or feedback you want to give us on the SEND local offer then please get in touch.