Wirral SEND Partnership – Information, Advice and Support
Young people and carers
Information, advice and support for children and young people aged 0-25 with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their parents or carers.
The local authority must make arrangements for children with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities and their parents, and young people with SEN or Disabilities, to be provided with impartial information and advice about matters relating to their SEN or Disabilities.
Wirral SEND Partnership is an impartial, independent and confidential service which gives free information, advice and support about matters relating to Special Educational Needs or Disabilities.
The service is for parents or carers of children aged 0-25, and young people aged 16-25 with special educational needs and/or disabilities. They can self-refer or can ask someone else to refer on their behalf. Young people (aged 16-25) can ask for support separately from their parents/ carers if they wish.
The service gives practical, factual and impartial information advice and support to enable you to participate fully in decisions about education, health and social care. This can include:
- Face-to-face meetings
- Contact by telephone, email or social media
- Support in meetings with other professionals
- Help with letter writing or form-filling
- Appointments at a place to suit you
- Information about other services
- Information is available in a range of languages and formats if needed
The information advice and support can be about any issue related to special educational needs or disability including:
- Wirral’s ‘Local Offer’ of services
- Educational Support
- Education Health & Care Plans
- Preparation for adulthood
- Personal Budgets/Direct payments
- Disagreement resolution/ Mediation
- Separate leaflets available explaining each of these subjects in more detail can be downloaded from our website or are available on request.
Contact Us
- St James Centre, 344 Laird Street, Birkenhead, CH41 7AL
- 0151 522 7990 Option 2
- [email protected]
- www.wired.me.uk
- Michelle Evans
- Service Manager
Special Education Need & Disability
Social Communication
Physical Difficulties
Sensory Processing Difficulties
Speech and Language
Hearing Impairment/Deafness
Visual Impairment
Learning Disabilities
Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing
Neurological
Medical
Facilities and Accessibility
Disabled Parking
Free Parking
Audio Loop
Wheelchair Accessible
Disabled Toilet
About this Listing
Funding Status: Council Maintained
Method of Referral: Self or through other agency
School Hours: Mon-Fri 9am - 4:30pm
Eligibility: 0 - 25 years SEND
Cost: Free
Parking/Travel Information: St James Centre, there is free parking and a bus stop outside
Co-designed school: Yes
How does somebody raise a concern about the school?: Through our complaints policy (available on request)