Parents and carers
Welcome to the Parents and Carers area of the local offer website.
Here you can access information, advice and guidance for a wide range of services in North East Lincolnshire.
Early Help includes childcare and funding, group sessions and programmes for your child’s development as well as local information, and links to support for both parents and professionals
The Health Visiting service is available to all families in North East Lincolnshire who are expecting a baby, have a new born or a child up to the age of 5
The Access Pathway is the route for children and young people (up to their 18th year), where support has already been accessed and tried, but further multi-disciplinary discussions may be required
- The Special Educational Needs Assessment and Review Team for EHCP’s
- The Specialist Advisory Service. Specialise in Learning and Cognition, Communication and Interaction and in Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs
- SEND Outreach Support Team. For extra support with communication and interaction (Speech and Language or Autistic type difficulties) or Physical disabilities
- The Educational Team for Hearing and Vision (ETHV). To support children and young people who have been diagnosed with hearing and/or vision loss
Providing free, confidential and impartial advice and support to young people and parents/carers of a child in relation to Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) living within North East Lincolnshire
NELPCF is a collective voice for parents and carers in North East Lincolnshire. They offer guidance and support from 0 to 25 years and make sure that parents’ views and experiences influence local services to make things better
We are here to work with Carers to ensure they receive the right support and information at the right time, enabling them to continue looking after members of their family, friends and neighbours
Tell us about your experiences of Health & Social Care Services in North East Lincolnshire
Education, health and care plans
If your child is still not making progress, even with support from school, you can ask us to assess him or her for an EHCP
NELC SEND Local Offer | Transforming Care Programme
The Transforming Care Programme focuses on improving services for children and young people with learning disabilities, autism or both, and who also have challenging behaviour or mental health conditions.
Humber, Coast and Vale Keyworker Service
A keyworker ensures children and young people with a learning disability, autism, or both, with the most complex needs get the right support at the right time.
COVID-19: Who to contact for help
North East Lincolnshire Council are all working closely across the public, community and voluntary sectors to offer advice and support and to get help to people who need it
IPSEA offers free and independent legally based information, advice and support to help get the right education for children and young people with all kinds of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
GOV.UK – SEND guide for parents
A guide on the support system for children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND)
Helping you to get online and build your digital skills
Find the contact details for key services
North East Lincolnshire Council’s general schools and education page. It links to term dates, admissions, exclusions and more
Special educational options in our borough and outside of North East Lincolnshire
The education catch-up includes extra tutoring in core subjects, support for 19-24 year olds with SEND and more.
Special Educational Needs & Disability Sub Hub! | Barnardo’s
Here you will find a range of resources, tools, videos and more for children with special educational needs and disability
Portage home visit education for pre-school children
The Portage Service is a term-time home visiting educational service for pre-school children with additional support needs
This small team of experienced Early Years Teachers and Practitioners is based at the Child Development Centre (CDC) within the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital site
An educational psychologist is someone who visits schools to work with teachers, parents or carers and students
The Specialist Advisory Service specialise in learning and cognition, communication and interaction and in social and emotional and mental health needs
School attendance and education welfare
Your child’s attendance and penalties
School exclusions and inclusion
Types of exclusions, the information you should have, and referral to other services
The home tuition service provides temporary educational support for children and young people who are unable to attend school for medical or health reasons
Information for children and young people, age 5 to 16, who are educated at home
Making a good transition between schools, key stages, or classes
Further education and training
Finding out your options and help to make the right decision
Lincs2 – Learning and training opportunities in North East Lincolnshire
Local learning and training opportunities including SEND courses
Health
If your child needs extra support with communication and interaction you need to speak to your school Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) or SEND Outreach Team.
NELC SEND Local Offer | Speech, language and communication needs (SLCN)
What can I do to help, what services are out there for my child, how to make a referral and more.
First steps to support your child’s cognition and learning. Speaking to your child’s school SENCO and using the Specialist Advisory Service
Spotting the signs of a physical disability and how to get support
The Educational Team for Hearing and Vision offer a wide range of services to support children and young people who have been diagnosed with hearing and/or vision loss from birth to leaving school
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)/ Dyspraxia
- Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
- Intellectual Disability/Learning Disability Sensory Needs
- Tourette Syndrome (TS)
Midwives, health visitors and school nurses
Midwives for pregnancy, birth and afterwards. Health visiting for 0-5 years, school nurses for 5-19 years.
Learning disability annual health checks for 14 plus
An annual health check helps you stay well by talking about your health and finding any problems early, so you get the right care.
Community and hospital services
- Speech and language
- Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy
- Dietitians
- Children’s Continence Service
- Adult ADHD and ASD Services
- Adult Learning Disability Team
- Children’s Complex Health Team
- Designated Clinical Officer for SEND
- Children’s Continuing Health Care
- Personal Health Budgets
- Children’s Nurse Educator
- Complex Health Nurse
- Nurse in School (Humberston Park)
- St Andrew’s Hospice
Links to health apps and the NHS website.
We provide practical and reliable advice about giving medicine to your child.
Find a GP, pharmacy, and dentist. Use the Minor Ailment scheme if you do not pay for prescriptions.
Wheelchair loans, personal wheelchair budgets and equipment and adaptations to support daily living.
Have your say on health services
Current survey’s and consultations, engagement and coproduction, feedback and complaints for NHS Services, Healthwatch, PALS, and EHCP Annual Review Feedback.
Wellbeing
Social, emotional and mental health
Help for:
- ADHD
- OCD
- Eating concerns and disorders
- Anxiety, stress and worry
- Low mood and depression
- Sleep
- Trauma and PTSD
- Self harm
- Exam stress
Supporting bereaved children and young people with special educational needs | Child Bereavement UK
Ideas to support your child through a bereavement.
Eating Disorders (nelincs.gov.uk)
What you can do to support someone with an eating disorder.
PEACE, eating disorders and autism.
The Children’s Disability Service (CDS), like Family Information Services, will provide you with information about universal services and more specialist groups that can offer support, without the need for an assessment.
Children in care
NSPCC – Safeguarding children with special educational needs and disabilities
Adults who work with children and young people with SEND should be aware of the additional needs children may have that could mean they are more vulnerable to abuse and/or less able to speak out if something isn’t right.
Young people released from custody
Educational arrangements for young people released from custody who have an EHCP and who don’t have an EHCP.
Support for young carers.
It is our aim that short breaks will contribute to keeping disabled children safe and healthy, enabling them to enjoy new activities, make friends, and have new learning opportunities, as well as preparing teenagers for adulthood.
Preparing for adult life (PfA)
NE Lincs information on PfA process, health, independent living, employment, and community.
Visit the national site for PfA
Council for Disabled Children – preparing for adulthood
Decision Making Toolkit (councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk)
This is designed to be used in partnership with young people to support them to make their own decisions and participate in decisions made on their behalf.
Further education and training
Care Plus Group – Employability services
Care Plus Group – Supported Employment
Baby groups, after school and holiday activities, youth clubs and more.
Local activities, childcare updates and more.
Lincs Inspire activities and events
Music, reading and art groups for children, disability sports and more.
Nelincs.gov.uk – Leisure and things to do
Local attractions, events, and activities.
Young people get involved in the community, develop skills, and friendships. Our DoE is targeted to those with SEND.
A council for children in care aged 10 to 17.
Your youth council for 13-21 year olds. Work on projects relevant to you. This years topic: ‘feeling safe on our streets and mental health’.
Befriending and family support.
Young people and adults with SEND enjoy practical activities to build friendships, life, and employability skills.
Activities and learning for people with SEND. Half-term children’s programmes.
A personal SEND budget is money that helps a child or young person with SEND achieve their outcomes.
All the benefits and help with money that you can access.
Children and young people who have either a statement of special education needs or an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), who are unable to walk to school, being accompanied by a responsible adult or not, may be entitled to free school transport.
The Stagecoach website to buy tickets, plan your journey and see updates.
Trainline is accredited by National Rail to provide information, timetables and sell tickets for the UK rail industry.
Buy tickets, plan your journey and see updates for National Express.
Buss pass, train, phone ‘n’ ride, dial a ride and travel planning.
If you are disabled and are of eligible age you can apply for a English National Concessionary Travel Pass.
The Blue Badge scheme helps you park closer to your destination.
Public toilets including changing places
Where are the public toilets? What about adult changing places and RADAR keys?
The Education, Health and Care (EHC) Hub is an online case management system which manages requests for EHC plans and the annual reviews of these plans.
To log in go to EHC Hub
For more information go to About the EHC Hub.
Please give us your feedback about your EHCP Annual Review so that we can improve it.
Under development
We are currently developing this page.
Parents of children with SEND suggested that we could improve this page by adding descriptions to the links to make it easier to understand.
If you would like to suggest content please use the Local Offer feedback form. Find out more about other ways we can improve what we can offer you and your child on the Engagement and co-production page.