Special Educational Needs (SEN) Team

The Special Educational Needs Co-ordination (SEN) Service is responsible for co-ordinating the process for arranging specialist provision for children and young people 0 to 25 with special educational needs. The team will work with families where a request for assessment is made, which may lead to an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).

The team is made up of a range of roles, including:

SEN Casework Manager - this role oversees the team, focuses on development and improvement of the service and supports the case workers with more complex cases
SEN Caseworker - when a request for assessment is made, a caseworker will be allocated to the child or young person; the caseworker will coordinate the arrangement of the 20-week assessment process. Should an EHCP be issued by the LA, the SEN Caseworker will oversee the development and issue of this document and monitor its ongoing review. the from assessment to potentially an EHCP development. They will support families with identifying and arranging specialist provision for your child where needed
Plan Writers - the plan writers will work behind the scenes to write EHCPs and make amendments if needed after annual reviews; the Plan Writers are not front-facing roles
SEND Tribunal and EOTAS Officer - Manages SEND Tribunal appeals and Education Otherwise Than At School (EOTAS) cases, ensuring compliance with SEND legislation and statutory deadlines. They will liaise with families, schools, legal services and represents the local authority throughout the tribunal process. Oversees EOTAS provision to ensure children and young people with SEND receive appropriate, lawful and effective educational support
SEN Professional Support Officer - Provides professional and project support to the SEND service, coordinating data analysis, financial reporting, and administrative processes to improve service delivery.

Once you have an allocated case worker, you can contact them when you need. However, prior to this, you can contact the team for the following:

making a request for assessment
queries about the process

Further information that may be useful: