Inclusion/SEND
SEND Policies / Information
The Hertfordshire Local Offer
The Local Offer lets parents and young people know what special educational needs and disabilities services are available in Hertfordshire, and who can access them.
Services for parents, carers and families (hertfordshire.gov.uk) From this page you can find all the different types of support that parents and carers of children and young people with SEND might be able to access, including information on support groups, mental health, parenting courses and how to access services such as SENDIASS
Getting help at school from your SENCO (hertfordshire.gov.uk) This page explains what the role of a SENCO is, and how parents and SENCOs can work together to achieve the best results for a pupil. It may help you to work with a parent and set out for them what to expect and how to ensure things run smoothly.
If your child is too anxious to go to school (hertfordshire.gov.uk) This page is designed to help parents whose children’s attendance is low due to anxiety, and has advice on how to support them and where to go for help
Contact a SEND service (hertfordshire.gov.uk) This page has contact details of the different SEND services, including details of Advice Line for EPs, the SLCA team, the SpLD team and others
New to SEND (hertfordshire.gov.uk) This page has information and advice for those whose children have just been diagnosed with SEND, or have suspected SEND.
Please use the links below to see information on the latest courses:
E-Safety – Please look at the following links for help and advice on e-safety for your children:
- CEOP
have launched a new video specifically for parents: https://wwww.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/parentsguide/ - Childnet: http://www.childnet-int.org/safety/parents.aspx
- Google Family Safety Centre: http://www.google.co.uk/familysafety/tips.html
- Vodafone Parents Guide: http://parents.vodafone.com/
NSPCC
Leaving Your Child Home Alone – Advice to help you decide when your child is ready to be left alone and how to keep them safe when you aren’t there.
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/leaving-child-home-alone/?
“Underwear Rule” campaign- also known as the PANTS campaign – has been supporting and encouraging parents to talk to children aged between four and 11 about staying safe from sexual abuse. The PANTS tools and resources give adults clear and simple ways to open these conversations in a clear and child-friendly way.
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/support-for-parents/pants-underwear-rule/
