Hot topics for SEND Advice Surrey
Area SEND Teams at Surrey County Council
SEND Advice Surrey is a separate service to the area SEND teams at Surrey County Council.
If you wish to contact the areas SEND team please contact your case officer directly, or call 0300 200 1015 to arrange a call back.
Top 5 enquiries for the last month
- Key Stage Transfer
- Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment
- Support at school/college
- Mental Health
Key Stage Transfer
We are receiving enquiries relating to school placements as part of the Key Stage Transfer. If you have now received your final Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) stating a school that you are not in agreement with or just naming 'type' of setting, you should lodge an appeal. Details of how to do this are on our Appeals and Mediation page. We would encourage you to stay in regular contact with your Case Officer who should be managing this process but please do come to us if you need any support.
Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment
We are still seeing a large number of enquiries relating to EHC needs assessments. Information can be found on the Local Offer on the Ordinarily Available Provision that schools should be providing and what to do if this is not meeting the needs of your child. We also have information about how to make a request for a needs assessment.
Support at school/college
Information regarding support for your child can be found on our Special Educational Needs (SEN) support pages
Mental Health support
You should always contact your GP for mental health support or call 999 if your child/young person is experiencing a crisis.
Improvements to the website
We have been hard at work improving our website. We still have a lot to do but if you have any comments on any of our pages then please do contact us.
Other services that may be able to help
- Contact run a free advice and information helpline for parents and carers with a disabled children aged from birth to 25, living in any part of the UK. Helpline is 0808 808 3555 or email helpline@contact.org.uk
- Independent Provider for Special Education Advice (IPSEA)
- Family Voice Surrey is the Surrey parent/carer forum and they can offer independent guidance for Surrey families. Call 01372 705 708 or email contact@familyvoicesurrey.org
If you have any worries about a child/young person's wellbeing then please contact:
- C-SPA (Children's Single Point of Access) by telephone 0300 470 9100 or email cspa@surreycc.gov.uk.
- Or dial 999 if they are at risk of immediate harm.