Statutory SEND Service

The statutory SEND service brings together colleagues from education and social care into one team to deliver a holistic approach to support for children and young people with disabilities who are aged 0 to 25 years.

A variety of support, advice and information is available to help disabled children and their families with everyday tasks.

Search Notts Help Yourself to see what support is available, including:

after school and holiday clubs
sitters and befrienders
support for parents
activity groups for other children in your family
short breaks for disabled children.

We can also provide you with a range of services including:

specialist equipment and adaptations to your home
personal care such as getting up in the morning or getting ready for bed in the evening
sitters and befrienders
independent travel training
support for carers.

To be eligible for support, you first need to complete a care and support assessment to find out what help you need.

Assessment, plan and review teams

The education, health, care (EHC) assessment, plan and review teams are responsible for delivering the education, health and care plan statutory duty, as detailed in the Children and Families Act 2014, to children and young people with SEND.

The team manages requests for EHC needs assessments and for the writing of plans describing the statutory education, health and social care provision needed to meet the child or young person's needs.

The team will work with the family and child or young person to produce an EHC plan detailing the specialist education needs of the child/young person, the provision needed to meet the needs and the desired outcomes. They will also support with the process of annual reviews.

More detailed information regarding education, health and care plans

Duty contact details for the EHC team

Team	Telephone	Email address
Ashfield Plan and Review	01157738315	ashfieldsendservice@nottscc.gov.uk
Bassetlaw Plan and Review	01157738317	bassetlawsendservice@nottscc.gov.uk
Broxtowe Plan and Review	01157738318	broxtowesendservice@nottscc.gov.uk
Gedling Plan and Review	01157738321	gedlingsendservice@nottscc.gov.uk
Mansfield Plan and Review	01157738322	mansfieldsendservice@nottscc.gov.uk
Newark and Sherwood Plan and Review	01157738323	newarkandsherwoodsendservice@nottscc.gov.uk
Rushcliffe Plan and Review	01157738324	rushcliffesendservice@nottscc.gov.uk
SEND Educated Other Than At School (EOTAS)	01157738319	eotassendservice@nottscc.gov.uk
EHC Assessment	01157738316	assessmentsendservice@nottscc.gov.uk
SEND Education Pathway	01157738326	sendeducationpathway@nottscc.gov.uk
SEND Central	01157738325	sendcentral@nottscc.gov.uk

Newark, Sherwood and Bassetlaw: icdsehcBandNSlocality@nottscc.gov.uk
Mansfield and Ashfield: icdsehcMandAlocality@nottscc.gov.uk
Broxtowe, Gedling and Rushcliffe: icdsehcBGRlocality@nottscc.gov.uk
Post-16 email address: icdsehcpost16@nottscc.gov.uk
Duty Number: 0115 804 1275

Specialist support team

The specialist support team offers bespoke, individualised packages of support for children and young people aged 0-18 years, either within their own homes or local communities, delivered by trained, experienced support workers. The team is registered and inspected by Care Quality Commission (CQC). The team offers:

Personal care and family support

Assessment and provision of personal and intimate care in the home
Occupational therapy observations
Sleep support and advice
Establishing positive routines

Specialised short breaks and interventions

Short breaks – setting-based or community-based
Overnight short breaks, home or community
Specialist short breaks at home
Individualised crisis support packages

Short breaks assessment and review team

The short break assessment and review team is responsible for delivering the council's short break offer to children and young people with disabilities who do not meet the threshold for social care intervention.

The offer, which was co-produced with children, young people and families in 2018, aims to enable children and young people with disabilities to participate in positive activities to promote independence and give their parents and carers a break from caring. Requests to the service can be made using the online self-assessment which young people, parents and carers can access directly.

More information regarding short breaks including the online assessment and eligibility criteria.

Duty contact details for short break assessment and review team:

Email: sbassessment.review@nottscc.gov.uk

Occupational therapy team

The team provides specialist assessment for disabled children and young people resident in Nottinghamshire up to the age of 18, who have a permanent and substantial disability or sensory loss which has an adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities within the home environment.

Occupational therapy aims to provide support and intervention to help children and young people with disabilities develop to their full potential, considering the stage of development the child/young person has reached. It can assist with overcoming practical problems and maximising a child/young person's independence in their own home, as well as supporting parents/carers to care for their disabled child/young person safely.

Following the assessment, a range of interventions may be offered.

Duty contact details for the occupational therapy team:

Telephone: 0115 8041273
Email: childrenot.duty@nottscc.gov.uk

Physical disability specialist services (PDSS)

PDSS is responsible for providing specialist advisory support and guidance to schools, pre-schools and post-16 educational settings, to support the inclusion of pupils with significant physical disabilities and complex medical/health needs to access their educational setting

Telephone: 0115 8041088
Email: pdss.office@nottscc.gov.uk

Commissioning and contracts team

The commissioning team commissions education placements for children and young people with an education health and care (EHC) plan, who cannot access mainstream or special school education. Post-16 provision is commissioned for children and young people who require additional support to access the curriculum.

The team also commissions packages of support for children and young people assessed as eligible for short breaks' provision to meet their identified outcomes and appropriate childcare packages for those children and young people unable to access universal/mainstream childcare providers to enable parents and carers to work.

Contact:

ICDS.CommissioningTeam@nottscc.gov.uk
ICDS.DirectPayments@nottscc.gov.uk
Direct Payments Duty telephone number: 0115 8042677

Ask Us Nottinghamshire (formerly Parent Partnership Service)

The information advice and support service, Ask Us Nottinghamshire, offers impartial and confidential information, support and advice to children and young people, and their parents and carers, to enable them to make informed decisions about education, health and care relating to their special educational needs and/or disability.