Support for 16-25 year olds
SENDIASS Gloucestershire provides confidential, information, advice and support to young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The service is offered to young people up to the age of 25.
You don’t have to pay to use our service. You can contact us by phone or email. We can come and meet you or talk to your parents or carers if you want us to.
SENDIASS Advisers can:
- Provide information and advice on the telephone
- Meet you in person to discuss your concerns
- Help you to prepare for meetings such as Annual Reviews
- Support you to attend meetings
- Help to explain reports written by professionals
- Help you tell people if a decision has been made about you which you don’t agree with
- Help you to liaise with schools, colleges and other agencies
- Signpost to other sources of help
Downloads
When People Can't Agree - A Guide for Young People in Education >
This guide provides advice for young people aged 16-25 who are unhappy with their special educational needs (SEN) provision or support at school or college and need help and guidance to sort those problems out.
Young Persons Request for EHC Needs Assessment >
If you believe that you are entitled to an assessment of your needs, you can use this letter template to request an assessment from Gloucestershire County Council.
Young Persons Consent Form >
If you are happy for us to talk to your parent/carer, please complete and return this form.
The Children and Families Act 2014 says local authorities must provide information advice and support about special educational needs (SEN), disability, health and social care for young people.
SENDIASS has a freephone telephone helpline 0800 158 3603 which is available Monday to Friday 9.00 am – 5.00 pm all year round (24hr voicemail service).
Refer yourself
The service operates a ‘self-referral’ process. However, on occasions it may be considered appropriate for a professional to contact the service on behalf of a young person. The service will act upon such requests only on the full understanding that consent has been given.
