Dudley Council’s Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) team supports SEND children and young people from the age of 0-25 years.
These children may have a learning disability, and may need more support than a mainstream school can usually provide.
Online: SEND Assessment Team
Telephone: 01384 814360
Email: senteam@dudley.gov.uk
SENDIASS - Dudley Special Educational Needs & Disability Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) provide a range of information, legally based advice and support to help parents/carers and young people on all matters relating to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
Telephone: 07824 543233 or 07900 161363 or 07929 777744.
Email: dudley.sendiass@dudley.gov.uk
The BBC website's Tiny Happy People has some special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) resources to provide families with advice.
WeLoveCarers is a charity run by carers for carers, who aim to empower families by ensuring they have access to all the information they require.
Telephone: 01384 396626
Email: hello@welovecarers.org
Facebook: @WeLoveCarers
Positive About Down Syndrome is a website run by parents providing information and support to new and expectant parents of a child with Down syndrome.
Telephone: 0330 111 2121
Email: info@downsyndromeuk.co.uk
Facebook: @PADS
KIDS is a charity for disabled children, young people and their families. It provides practical, life-changing and creative support, empowering disabled children and young people to amplify their voices and champion their rights.
Telephone: 01384 897489
Email: enquiries.orchard@kids.org.uk
Facebook: @kidsorchard
Dudley Parent Carer Forum represent the voices of parent carers of children and young people with additional needs and disabilities in Dudley aged 0-25.
Email: info@dudleyparentcarerforum.co.uk
Facebook @dudleyparentcarerforum
Early Help in Dudley
All partner organisations working with children and families in Dudley aim to improve children’s lives by partnering to raise aspirations, build achievement, and protect the most vulnerable.
This is based on the belief that:
• Children, young people and families develop resilience if there are protective factors in place, such as a positive relationship with an adult, good literacy and communication skills, good school attendance, and parents in or actively seeking/ready for work
• Children’s needs are best met when help is offered in a universal setting within a socially mixed group and early on when problems start to emerge
• Children and young people’s needs are best met when addressed in the context of the whole family, meaning that parents/carers/siblings’ needs are addressed with consent as part of a holistic and integrated Early Help response
Early Help services should support and strengthen families so that they can thrive.