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Advice & Information
Directory resultsWorking with Parents - advice in preparing for meetings
The following information is intended to support practitioners to - Be able to foster positive relationship with parents and careers, listen and hear the voice of the family. Feel empowered to support the family in a creative flexible and personal way. Initiate the development of…
Early Years & Childcare
Below are links to information on services and support available for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their families in the early years. Click or tap on one of the images below to find out more If you are looking for information on nurseries…
Early Years SEND Keyworker (0-3) - additional resources and information
Some parents need a helping hand to find the right care for their child who may have complex disabilities. Children aged between birth - 3 years who have complex disabilities, may be entitled to receive our support to arrange and coordinate services across health and…
SEND review: right support, right place, right time
OPEN CONSULTATION We're seeking views on our green paper about the changes we want to make to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and alternative provision (AP) system in England. This consultation is being held on another website. SEND review: right support, right place, right time…
Support for transition to Primary school
Applying for a Primary school The Royal Borough of Greenwich provides information for parents applying for a Primary School place for their child. There are TWO separate systems for applying to Primary school, dependent on whether your child has a statement of EHC Plan or…
ASD Behaviour support
AUTISM AND BEHAVIOUR What is Behaviour That Challenges? ‘Challenging behaviour’ is how we classify a range of behaviours which some children and young people with autism may display to get needs met. Behaviours might be things like: Hurting others (e.g. hair pulling, hitting, head-butting) Self-injury…
ASD and Sensory
What is sensory processing? Sensory processing refers to how we use the information provided by all of the senses within our body and from our environments, how we interpret this information and respond to it. All the information is received, processed and integrated to give…
Supporting Children and Families with Autism: a video series for families
As a local area partnership, we have created this series of videos to provide information, strategies and support for families with autism as well as those with a child on the autism assessment pathway. The videos are produced with Royal Borough of Greenwich, the Greenwich…
Royal Borough of Greenwich SEND Local Offer Newsletters
Royal Greenwich SEND Outreach Services and the Greenwich Parent Carer Participation Forum have worked in collaboration to create these termly Newsletters. The termly Newsletters will include information about things like 'what the Local Offer is', 'Top Tips' on how to use the website, Service Provider…
Education & Schools
Children can start school in the September before their fifth birthday and attend up until they are aged 11. In the September before their 12th birthday they transfer to secondary school and can attend up until they are aged 18. Some special schools offer places…