Type of service: Family support and information services, Parent partnerships, Parent partnerships

Website: http://www.tameside.gov.uk/sendiass

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• IAS services are a statutory service that provides information, advice and support to disabled children and young people, and those with SEN, and their parents (who have children/young people 0-25 yrs).
• Formerly known as "Tameside Parent Parnership Service" IAS services are required to be impartial, accessible and free.
• Parents, children and young people should be involved in the design of their local IAS service
• IAS staff should be independently trained.
• The obligations and expectations of an IAS Service are set out in Chapter 2 of the SEND Code of Practice
• The standards expected of IAS Services can be found in the IASSN Quality Standards
• IAS Services will differ greatly from authority to authority, with variation in size, capacity and resources.

What kind of things does Tameside SENDIASS provide?.

SENDIASS aims to encourage and develop partnership between children, young people, parents, schools, the local authority and all other partners who are involved in working to identify, assess and meet the special educational needs of children and young people..

• Information about Tameside's Local Offer www.tameside.gov.uk/localoffer
• Information, advice and support on subjects including local policy and practice, personalisation, personal budgets, preparation for adulthood, the law on SEN and Disability, Health and Social Care.
• Information, advice and support through the Education, Health and Care Plan (EHC) assessment and planning process. Also information about existing Special Educational Needs (SEN) Statements and review process.
• Information, advice and support about Additional SEN Support.
• Confidential and impartial information, advice and support to young people (16+) on their own, if requested.
• Confidential and impartial information, advice and support to parents.
• Individual casework and representation.
• Support in preparing for and attending meetings.
• Help in filling in forms and writing letters/reports.
• Support in resolving disagreements, including disagreement resolution, mediation and tribunals.
• Signposting to other local or national sources of advice, information and support.
• Links to local parent support groups and forums.
• Information on the role of Independent Supporters (IS) and how to access this support.

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Aimed at: Adolescent , Child , Parent/carer of a child, Parent/carer of a young person, Young person

Gender: All genders

Specialisms: Generic