Advice and Support

Useful information about SEND

Here are some documents that it may be useful for you to read.

Local SEND documents

Area SEND inspection of Stoke-on-Trent Local Area Partnership – February 2024

SEND provision planning

Stoke-on-Trent Local Area SEND Partnership Improvement Plan

SEND Strategy for Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke-on-Trent Education Travel Assistance Policy and SEND Travel Assistance policy

SEND provision planning

SEND funding – SEND Local Offer (stoke.gov.uk)

Stoke-on-Trent Local Offer annual report March 2024

National SEND legislation and guidance

Children and Families Act 2014: Part 3 – children and young people in England with special educational needs or disabilities   

Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND): Overview

Definition of disability under the Equality Act 2010

Disability rights: Overview

Equality Act 2010

Equality Act 2010: What do I need to know?

National Disability Strategy - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Mental Capacity Act 2005

Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice

SEND code of practice: 0 to 25 years

SEND: guide for parents and carers

The Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014

The national strategy for autistic children, young people and adults

The national strategy for autistic children, young people and adults: an easy read version

Parents, carers, children and young people

Young Person’s Guide to the Children and Families Act 2014 – Hyperlink to guide

This Young Persons Guide tells you what is in the Children and Families Act 2014, a new law that is very important for children. We think children and young people should know about new laws that will make a difference to their lives.

SEND: A Guide for Parents and Carers

A guide on the support system for children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND).

SEND Support: Easy-Read Guide for Parents and Carers

Guide for parents with learning disabilities, explaining changes to the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) system.

SEND Support: Easy-Read Guide for Children and Young People

A guide for children and young people with learning disabilities on changes to the special needs educational and disability (SEND) system.

Ask, Listen, Do project – NHS England Easy Read Leaflet

This easy read leaflet provides information about the Ask Listen Do project which aims to make giving feedback and raising concerns easier for people with a learning disability, autism or both, their families and carers.

Building the Right Support - NHS England Easy Read Guide

NHS England works with other health and care organisations to look after the running of the NHS, including NHS services for people with a learning disability and/or autism. This guide is about a national plan for changing services in England.

Booklet 1 - Easy Read Improving Lives - The Future of Work Health and Disability

This government wants a country that works for everyone. This means having a country that helps everyone who lives in it. To do this we must help everyone who can to get a job, and stay in work.

Booklet 2 - Easy Read Improving Lives - The Future of Work Health and Disability

This booklet tells you about three things. • How we will help employers make healthy workplaces for everyone.

  • How we will help people stay healthy and get good quality healthcare.
  • Working together.

NHS 111 Easy Read Leaflet

111 - The new NHS number.

The telephone number to call when you need medical help fast – but it’s not an emergency.