Support Services for Parents/Carers and Birmingham LA’s Local Offer

Support Services For Parents/Carers and Birmingham LA’s ‘Local Offer’

The Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Information Advice Support Service (SENDIASS) exists to provide advice and information to parents and pupils in Birmingham.  This information is designed to explain special educational needs procedures, to help you understand the law and procedures that affect you and your child, and to provide information on other issues that may be useful, including advice on the appeals procedure for EHCP requests.

Email: SENDIASS@birmingham.gov.uk

Telephone: 0121 303 5004

Other organisations that may be able to help include

• Your GP,

• Autism West Midlands   http://www.autismwestmidlands.org.uk/

• National Autism Society  http://www.autism.org.uk

• Edward’s Trust (bereavement counselling) https://edwardstrust.org.uk

• British Dyslexia Association http://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk

• Dyslexia Action http://www.dyslexiaaction.org.uk

• Forward Thinking Birmingham (mental health concerns) including the Pause Hub (drop in service) https://forwardthinkingbirmingham.org.uk

• The Dyspraxia Foundation http://dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk

• Living with ADHD  http://livingwithadhd.co.uk

How can I find out what Birmingham Local Authority can offer to help?

The Birmingham Local Authority’s Local Offer can be found at:

www.localofferbirmingham.co.uk/