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Welcome to Middlesbrough’s Local Offer

The Local Offer is where we have brought together useful information for children, young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their families.

It is here to help you find information, advice and guidance about the types of services and support available to you in our local area. We have worked in partnership with Parents4Change and young people to develop our offer and will continue to do so to ensure you can access the right support at the right time.

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Calling all Education Providers - Middlesbrough Special Free School

Contextual information for applicant groups applying to open a new Special Free School

The Department for Education is inviting applications from proposer groups to open a new special free school in Middlesborough.

Middlesbrough Special Free School | Middlesbrough

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Amazing News!

Holmwood School named Special School of the Year 2022/2023 at this years prestigious awards.

Find our more

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Do you want to know whats going on with the new way Ofsted are carrying out the Local Area SEND Inspections? Why not take a look at the Oftsed Guides for parents, carers, children and young people about inspections of local services for children and young people with SEND.

Area SEND inspections: information about ongoing inspections - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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The Inclusion and Specialist Support Service (Formally the SEN Assessment Team and Alternative Provison team) can be contacted 5 days a week via our duty/ Single point of contact number. The team will be available:

Monday to Thursday - 9am to 5pm

Friday - 9.00am to 4.30pm.

During School holidays - 9am to 3pm

Anyone requiring information should contact the SEN Single Point of Contact/SEN Duty Number on (01642) 201831 or via email sen@middlesbrough.gov.uk

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How did you find the EHC process or your Annual Review?

Complete the quick surveys to help us get things right for all young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.

EHC Assessment / Annual Review Feedback - YOUR FEEDBACK! | FIS Middlesbrough

Barnardo's are now providing the South Tees SENDIASS offer across Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland.

SENDIASS is for parents and carers of children and young people 0-25 with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in the South Tees area - and for their children too.

SENDIASS - Information, Advice and Support Service | FIS Middlesbrough

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If you live in the Tees Valley, the Family Support Service, delivered by Daisy Chain, is here for you. The team supports young people aged 0-18 years and their families, no matter where they are on their autism, ADHD, sensory processing or Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) journey. You do not need to have a diagnosis!

The Family Support team is here to listen to your concerns and offer support. We offer Drop In Sessions, Young People sessions, and Training for Parents

Teeswide Family Support Service (Daisy Chain) | Middlesbrough

We are now on Facebook!

Join our Facebook group 'Local Offer - Middlesbrough' and keep up to date on anything SEND.

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Our Participation team worked together with young people who have been supported by Childrens social care to bring together a new vision of how Childrens Services can support young people.

Middlesbrough Children Matter website

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A big thank you to all those who shared ideas and comments at the Parents 4 Change Conference. Take a look at the final SEND Co-Production Charter | Middlesbrough

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The SEND Needs Assessment is a systematic way of assessing the health and educational needs of the local SEND Population. It identifies ‘the big picture’, in terms of the health and wellbeing needs and inequalities of the local population, specifically in relation to the SEND population.

SEND Needs Assessment April 2022 | Middlesbrough

The Inclusion and Specialist Support Service at Middlesbrough Council brings together a number of teams to work collaboratively to support young people in Middlesbrough. The wider team now includes the:

SEND Assessment and Review Team,
SEND Admin & Resources
Early years and Secondary Inclusion and Outreach
Sensory Teaching Advisory and Resource Service (STARS)
Educational Psychologists

In addition to the support that is provided on a daily basis to young people, there are lots of developments and areas of work going on in the background. To keep you up to date with this we have launched our newsletter. Why not grab a coffee and have a read.

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Our Young Champions from Priory Woods school and 6th form, Shan, Kev, Mac & Brandon were given the challenge of getting more young people involved in their meetings, especially their Education, Health and Care plan meeting that happens at least once a year.

The number of young people attending their EHCP review meeting has been low, and our Young Champions went out on a fact finding mission across their school to find out what it would take to encourage other young people to come to their meeting. Take a loook at the video they created.

The Big Takeover - Young People Get Involved with your EHCP meetings | Middlesbrough

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What do you think about our SEND Local Offer website?

Taek a moment to share your thoughts with our quick survey about the website and out Facebook group. Tell us what we are getting right and what we are missing.

You can be entered into the prize draw for a £30 Love to Shop Voucher.

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