Special Educational Needs Information, Advice & Support Service (SENDIASS) (formerly Parent Partnership Service)

SENDIASS is committed to providing a flexible and supportive service. We provide an opportunity for all relevant people to work together to meet the special educational needs and disabilities of the individual child:

• parents/carers
• children/young people 0-25
• schools
• other professionals 

The Service also provides advice and support relating to the admissions process and school exclusion.

The Service can offer you

• Confidential and impartial information, advice and support to parents/carers/children and young people (0-25 years)
• Information about Blackburn with Darwen’s Local Offer bwd-localoffer.org.uk
• Information, advice and support on subjects including local policy and practice, personalisation, personal budgets, preparation for adulthood, the law on SEN and Disability, Health and Social Care.
• Information, advice and support throughout the Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) assessment process. Also, information, advice and support on transferring existing Statements, IPRAs to Education, Health & Care Plan
• Information, advice and support about additional SEN support in school.
• Individual casework
• Support in preparing for and attending meetings
• Help in filling in forms and writing letters/reports
• Support in resolving disagreements, including disagreement resolution, mediation and tribunals
• Information, advice and support relating to school transitions and exclusions
• Signposting to other local or national sources of advice, information and support
• Links to local parent support groups and forums