What is Somerset’s Local Offer?

Information on the services available for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) aged between 0 to 25 and how to access them

Somerset’s Local Offer Live week

Sessions and workshops held live online with different services, and 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.

Keeping our Local Offer up to date

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

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 Local Offer has evolved using feedback from its stakeholders

Local Offer Feedback 2023

keeping you up to date with what you've told us

WISE Up Workshops

Empowering parent carers to succeed.

Family Solutions Somerset

There’s a new way of working in Somerset which aims to transform the way children and families are supported.

Sibling support

Brothers and sisters want to have ordinary lives and positive relationships with their disabled siblings

Early Help

Early help is all about providing help to families who find that they’re struggling

Advice and advocacy

Support to make choices and get your voice heard

Early Help Assessment (EHA)

The Early Help Assessment finds out about the strengths and difficulties your child and family may have and explores the best way to help

School attendance and children missing education

We check to identify any child missing from education, including home visits and school attendance sweeps

Support for parents

Information, advice and services to support you being a parent

Help with costs

If you are on a low income, have an illness or disability, unemployed or are a carer, you may be able to claim for extra money to help with your costs

Somerset’s improvement journey

The work of Somerset SEND Partnership

SEND Strategy and our plans

Documents that support and explain what is in our Local Offer

SEND outcomes and measuring success

How we measure success and identify outcomes when improving SEND services

Ways to get involved

Somerset Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Engagement and Participation Strategy 2023-2026

Somerset Children and Young People’s Plan

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

Somerset SEND Partnership Board

Information about the Board

Somerset Inclusion Champions

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

SEND Brand Guidelines

The following branding should be followed by all partners.

SEND Strategy and our plans

Documents that support and explain what is in our Local Offer

Ways to get involved

Somerset Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Engagement and Participation Strategy 2023-2026

Somerset Children and Young People’s Plan

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

Somerset SEND Partnership Board

Information about the Board

Local Offer Annual Reports

Information on how Somerset’s 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 what is covered by our Local Offer