IASS Network

Need support with SEND matters? 💡 Your local SENDIAS service offers free, impartial help for children, young people, and families on issues like EHC Needs Assessments, school exclusions, and more. 📲 Find your local SENDIAS service here: councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/about-us-0/net…

The Information, Advice and Support Services Network (IASSN) is now on other socials! 🥳 Stay connected & up to date with all things SENDIAS. LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/iassn Facebook: facebook.com/IASSN/ Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/iass-n… Please give us a follow! 💙 #SEND

📊 The National Minimum Standards Benchmarking Report offers a snapshot of how SENDIAS services are meeting minimum standards. Combined with the Data Report & Service User Feedback, it helps us understand national trends. 👉 Find the report here: councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/about-us-0/net…

⭐ This #FeedbackFriday, we are sharing the impact of a SENDIAS service providing advice and support around tribunals

If you’re aged 16-25 and you have experience of living in care and have been back to live with your family, we’re interested in hearing your story, either as part of a focus group or in a 1:1 interview. Find out more and register your interest at buff.ly/jnaZrrA

📣 Free online course alert! Check out the Council for Disabled Children’s course on “Introduction to Mental Health”, developed specifically for Information, Advice and Support Service staff and volunteers. 🔗 learning.ncb.org.uk/products/Intro…

Getting it right first time saves money! 💰 A well-funded SENDIASS service can save LAs time, capacity, & resources!

🚨SENDIAS services must have regard to the minimum standards and must use the minimum standards when developing operational plans. Check out these standards based on the CFA 2014 & SEND Code of Practice. Easy-read version available too! 📘 councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/all-…

We're aware some people taking part in racist protests targeting asylum seekers, refugees & migrants also claim to be working with us: this is false and we are appalled at the use of our name to promote something so completely at odds with our values. buff.ly/coxyenv

💡 Resource alert! This briefing provides clarity on the law surrounding Education Other Than At School (EOTAS): councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/all-… The briefing consists of 👇

🛠️ Communication Toolkit Compilation of worksheets & communication boards to help services engage with young people. Find tools ✅ For Introductions & building rapport ✅ To explore the feelings of young people ✅ For children on the autistic spectrum buff.ly/Tr6rZnj

🚨 This #FeedbackFriday, we're highlighting a parent's experience of support they received from a SENDIAS service. Services provide person-centred support about education, health and social care matters, annual reviews, relevant laws and more.

Our Local Offer Guide helps to support children, young people and their families with accessing the Local Offer. It explains: 🟡What the Local Offer is 🟡 What it covers 🟡How to search the Local Offer webpage. councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/all-…

Due to rising costs of running a service, more funding is not always seen in staffing capacity. Rising funding will only be impactful if funding grows faster than sector-wide costs 📉📈 🔗 Check out a snapshot of our 2025–26 Data Report here: councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/all-…

Parent and carers 📢 Need support with tribunals or disputes? These guidelines are here to help you make informed choices about support. Remember you have a right to free impartial information, advice and support from trained, SEND specialists: 🔗councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/all-…

📢Professionals: Need guidance to help families access Information, Advice, and Support Services? Check out this helpful leaflet! 📝📘councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/all-…

🎥 We’re proud to have launched our new video, created to shine a light on the impact of bullying – and how, together, we can stand up for children facing it. 💛 Donate today to unite against bullying: bit.ly/45pH71W 🙏 Huge thanks to Animwood Studio

💡Check out this this easy to follow video to learn more about what Information, Advice and Support Services are and what they offer : 🔗councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/resources/all-….

🚨Are you experiencing bullying? Remember, you're not alone.🚨 Here are 6️⃣ things to do if you’re being bullied. #StandTogether #AntiBullying

Are you a health advice giver or #SEN case officer? Do you have questions about your role in the EHCP process? Our FAQs resources might have the answers you're looking for. buff.ly/3N840up #EHCPlan

🚨 SENDIAS services provide information and support tailored to local services and individual needs. This #FeedbackFriday, hear how one parent felt about the difference that support made! 👇