In Solihull we believe that every child and young person matters. We know that many children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) or additional needs may need more support in their life. We have therefore been working with them, their parent carers, and those who support them to write our first Additional Needs Strategy.
Useful links and resources to help you and your child, covering a range of themes and linking you in with services and resources specific to individual areas of need.
The Autism Team would like to give a very warm welcome to our parents of children with Autism. We hope you find our parents page supportive and informative.
We have a positive practical approach to supporting travel between home and school. Our principles are to empower, enable and support the development of independence wherever possible and as soon as possible.
The Autism Team are part of the Specialist Inclusion Support Service (SISS). We are all experienced practitioners, with a specialism in autism and experience of working with children of all ages in both mainstream and specialist settings.
We want to work together with parents, young people and our partners to make the SEND process go smoothly for everyone. Unfortunately, sometimes things do go wrong, but it is best if they are sorted out as quickly as possible.
The Solihull SENDIAS (Special Educational Needs and Disability Information Advice and Support) are here to support children and young people with SEND and their parents/carers.
Any concerns about your child’s progress should be discussed with your child’s teacher, form tutor, pastoral lead and/or the school’s SENCO / SEMH co-ordinator.
The Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) Team is a team of skilled and experienced specialist teachers who provide support for children and young people with a range of needs.
Working in partnership, Solar and the Community Educational Psychology Service (CEPS) are supporting schools to develop their understanding and ability to support children and young people who find it difficult to consistently attend and positively engage in school.
The Early Years Support and Assessment Team (EYSAT) is a team of Area SENCOs and Teaching Assistants (ISPs) who work with children with a wide range of significant and complex difficulties from birth to the end of nursery in the Early Years Foundation Stage (0 to 5 years).
Solihull community educational psychology service (CEPS) provides professional psychological services for children, young people and families in a wide range of educational and community settings.
The work of the Social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) High Needs team is primarily to support the prevention of exclusion through early intervention and responsive support.
Solihull Council have a Children’s Disability Register as The Children Act 1989 required all local authorities to establish a register of children with a disability in their area
Welcome to the Solihull local offer - a website about services and support for children and young people with disabilities or special educational needs