SEND Advisory Service (SAS)
SAS is a multi-disciplinary early intervention service that supports pupils with additional needs.
We provide non-statutory funding (where applicable), have a robust training offer for professionals and parents/carers, and provide whole school/setting development through the SEND Review and Inclusion Commitment.
The SEND Advisory Service includes the following teams:
- early years advisory team, which is made up of a senior SEND advisor, autism specialist advisors, and early years SEND advisors
- schools advisory team, which is made up of a senior SEND advisor, ASD advisors , autism specialist advisors, and a language advisor
- sensory impairment team, which is made up of hearing impairment specialist teachers / support practitioners, visual impairment specialist teachers / support practitioners, and a multi-sensory impairment specialist teacher.
Education settings can refer into our services via our Establishment Portal.
Read our SAS referral guidance (PDF, 474 KB) to learn how to make a referral. Find more information about education support and funding on our webpage.
SEND Statutory Team
The SEND Statutory Team is a multi-disciplinary statutory service who is responsible for Education Health Care Needs Assessments (EHCNA) and Education Health Care Plans (EHCP). Once school resources and pre-statutory services have been exhausted, the specialist team provides support throughout the EHCP process.
Meetings to support families are provided by the team. These include liaison meetings, 'way forward' meetings after a 'no to assess' decision and co-production meetings.
For more information about the EHCNA and EHNCA pathways, please visit our SEND Education and Learning section.