External support

Calderdale has a number of services that support children and young people who have special educational needs or disabilities (SEND). We work with many of the below services to provide a joined up offer of support.

  • Special Educational Needs (SEN) team

    To find out about Education Health and Care plans (EHC), Personal Budgets or for general SEN queries, contact:

  • Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)

    To find out about Education Health and Care plans (EHC), Personal Budgets or for general SEN queries, contact:

 
  • Unique Ways

    This is a parent carer led local charity for Calderdale. It directly supports parent carers of young people and children with disabilities or additional needs. Your child or young person does not need a diagnosis to access this service.

    Website  Unique Ways

  • Calderdale Teams

    Calderdale services work together to give a joined-up service and can offer very specialist support when needed. These teams include:

    • Disabled Children’s Team

    • Specialist Inclusion Team

    • Hearing, Vision or Multi-Sensory Impairment teams

    • Child Therapy Services