Working together on our local offer

Understanding how we develop local services and tell you about what is available

In this section

What is Somerset's Local Offer

How to access information about services available for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities aged 0 to 25

Keeping our Local Offer up to date

How we collaborate and keep the Local Offer up to date and relevant

Somerset's plan for improving SEND services

The work of Somerset's Special Education Needs and/or Disabilities Partnership

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Local Offer Accessibility Strategy

Somerset’s approach in ensuring accessibility for all

About Somerset’s Local Offer

Sharing information and services available for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) aged between 0 to 25

Somerset’s Local Offer Live

Discussion sessions and workshops held with different services, many are available on video if you missed them

Local Offer – neighbouring authorities

Local Offers from the other authorities in the south west

What SEND professionals do

These are some of the people who may be working with you

Local Offer resources

Things to help you publicise the Local Offer to the people you work with

Somerset’s Local Offer Disclaimer

A legal statement about Somerset's Local Offer

My Important Stuff

A place to record people, groups and organisations that can support you.

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Looking after our Local Offer

How we collaborate and keep the Local Offer up to date and relevant

Add an event to our local offer

Partners and providers can add an event to the SEND Events Calendar

Local Offer Content Audit

How we audit our Local Offer website content quality

Schools Audit

How we audit school's websites

Local Offer Annual Reports

Information on how Somerset’s SEND Local Offer has evolved using feedback from its stakeholders

Local Offer Feedback 2024

Keeping you up-to-date with what you have told us

Local Offer Feedback 2025

Keeping you up-to-date with what you have told us

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SEND outcomes and measuring success

How we measure success and identify outcomes when improving SEND services

Somerset Council’s Transformation Plan for children, young people and families

A programme of work to build stronger services to support the children and families we work with

Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) Standards Group

Working together to make Education Health and Care plans better in Somerset

Education, Health and Care Plan Digital Assistant AI Tool

Improving response times for children and young people who have an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan

Somerset Inclusion Forum

Bringing together schools, local authority and health to improve SEND outcomes

Somerset SEND Partnership Board

Information about joint decision making for Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities

Somerset Inclusion Champions

Our children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need you

Somerset SEND Network groups

Groups that meet once each term for SENCos to share updates, ask questions, and take part in training.

SEND Brand Guidelines

The following branding should be followed by all partners

Have your say

Sharing your ideas and feedback to help us improve

SEND Strategy, plans and legislation

Documents that explain what services we need to provide, and how they work together

You said, we are listening

Find feedback on the things you have told us and the actions that have been taken as a result

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How we work together

How we listen to your views and how you can share your ideas

Somerset Participation Toolkit

A set of tools, guidance and resources that supports workers, staff and volunteers to engage with and involve children and young people and their families

Somerset’s SEND Engagement and Participation Strategy

Our approach to involving children and young people with additional needs, and their families, in shaping the support received

Somerset Young People’s voice

Check out opportunities for young people to get involved, as well as a range of tools and resources for practitioners

Young People with SEND Voice

Through forum meetings, social media, consultations and engagement activities we seek feedback on local services to help us improve them

Parent Carer Voice

We are committed to listening to the voice of parent carers and working with them to secure good outcomes

Democracy and young people

Information about democracy and young people in Somerset

Making decisions and voting

Your rights about decision making and support to have your say.

Listening Events

Parent carers and service providers meeting and discussing the experiences of children, young people and their families.

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SEND Strategy and our plans

Documents that support and explain what is in our Local Offer

Somerset Children and Young People’s Plan

A shared vision to support our families so children can thrive and succeed.

Somerset Council’s Transformation Plan for children, young people and families

A programme of work to build stronger services to support the children and families we work with

Somerset’s SEND Engagement and Participation Strategy

Our approach to involving children and young people with additional needs, and their families, in shaping the support received

Local Offer Annual Reports

Information on how Somerset’s SEND Local Offer has evolved using feedback from its stakeholders

Somerset Inclusion Champions

Our children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) need you

Legislation

Understanding your rights and our duties across our local offer of services

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How your feedback is making a difference

See the feedback that you have provided and find out what actions we have taken as a result

Changes to make moving to adult care easier

How your feedback has improved the transition process from children to adults social care

SEND Survey

Let us know what is working well and what improvements they would like to see

Working on communications and delays

Changes we have made to the process to improve communication and experiences

Making the Early Help Assessment work better

Changing the Early Help Assessment to streamline and improve communication and collaboration

Changes in medical advice form

Making improvements to the medical advice form (Appendix C) for the Education Health and Care (EHC) plan

Helping parents find the right information

Improving the website based on your feedback, to make it easier to find SEND services and information by age

Understanding choices as you grow up with SEND

Creating pages to help understand the paths to adulthood for young people with additional needs, based on feedback from young people

Reducing confusion around the Education Health and Care Plan process

Creating and improving pages helping navigate the statutory process, based on feedback from families

Improving information about inclusive and accessible leisure

Sharing inclusive places to visit and activities for children and young people with SEND in Somerset, following your feedback that this was hard to find

Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Feedback

Summary report of key learnings, feedback and findings from developing the Autism and ADHD Assessment Pathway

Local Offer Feedback 2024

Keeping you up-to-date with what you have told us

Local Offer Feedback 2025

Keeping you up-to-date with what you have told us

Somerset Short Breaks Statement – You said, we did

What you have told us and what we are doing

Understanding who does what

Creating pages that explain the key people you might come across when navigating SEND, based on feedback from families