SEND updates

The CQC has published "Out of sight – who cares?", a report looking at use of restraint, seclusion and segregation for autistic people, and people with a learning disability or mental health condition.   You can read the news release to see the main points from…

We are pleased to publish our latest SEND Local Offer Annual report. All local authorities must publish a ‘local offer’ setting out in one place information about services and support available for children and young people in their area who have special educational needs and/or…

Vicky Ford, MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families, has published an open letter dated 9 November 2020 to all children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), their parents/carers and families, and all others who support them. Following the…

South Glos Parent Carers (SGPC) are a supportive community of parents and carers who work to improve services and support for children, young people with additional needs and their families. SGPC have been working with the Local Authority to improve SEN Support for children with additional needs.…

Supportive Parents is the South Gloucestershire Special Educational Needs Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS). SENDIASS is a statutory service the local authority must provide. Supportive Parents provide Children and Young People (0-25 yrs), Parents and Carers with free, confidential, and impartial information, advice and support…

We are proud to announce the development and publication of the South Gloucestershire Area Co-production Charter: our shared commitment to co-production and working together ‘the South Glos Way’. Having users at the heart of strategic decision-making helps to bring children and young people, parents and…

South Gloucestershire Council and our co-production partners South Glos Parent Carers have created a short video explaining how to use the South Gloucestershire SEND Local Offer. The video shows how to use the website to find the information you need and introduces the service directory which we…

Thinking about your child starting back at school? Join South Glos Parent Carers’ live online meeting with South Gloucestershire Council’s education and SEND leads. Going back to school can be an exciting time for some of our children especially those who crave the routine but…

Government funding has been agreed for the construction of a new, Special Free School, to be co-located at the Marlwood School site in Alveston. It is planned that Two Bridges will welcome the first intake of primary aged children in 2022 and will be the…

We want to ask parents, carers and young people directly what they think of the new SEND Local Offer website in a short survey. It's been nearly a year since we launched our new online SEND Local Offer as part of our find information for adults, children…