Information Advice and Support provider:
Islington SEND Community Support Service
Description of service offered:
The Service provides free, legally based, impartial, confidential and accessible information, advice and support on all matters relating to special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
We offer:
- Information and advice, either face to face, by telephone or electronically
- Help with preparing for meetings with schools, colleges and the Local Authority
- Support to express your views and wishes
- Information, advice, and support on all education, health and social care matters
- Help with writing letters, reports and filling in forms
- Help to complete SEN-related paperwork such as requests for EHC assessment, Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs)
- Information about local and national services and help with making referrals to services
- Information, advice and support to help resolve conflicts and disagreements e.g. with schools, colleges and the Local Authority
- Help with paperwork for Disability related welfare benefits including Disability Living Allowance (DLA).
- Advice on Health & Social Care, Personal Budgets, the law on SEN & Disability,
SENDIASS services are statutory, which means that every council must provide them. The Islington service was previously delivered by Centre 404 but is now delivered by Family Action.
Address:
Islington SEND Community Support Service,
The Northern Health Centre,
580 Holloway Road
N7 6LB
Contact:
Say that you want to contact the Islington SEND Community Support Service when calling or sending an email using the contact details below.
Telephone:
020 3031 6651 or 020 3031 6652
Email:
islingtonsend@family-action.org.uk
Website:
www.family-action.org.uk/what-we-do/children-families/sendias/islingtonsend/