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Islington SENDIASS for young people

Welcome to the Islington SENDIASS webpage for young people. Here you can find out what we do, how to contact us, and links to useful resources.

What is a SENDIAS service?

SENDIASS means special educational needs and disability information, advice and support service.

  • Do you have a special educational need or a disability?
  • Are you aged 16 to 25?
  • Do you live in Islington?

If so, you can contact the Islington SENDIASS team if you have a question, or would like some advice, about education, health or social care.

How exactly can we help?

We can give you advice and support with all kinds of things, like:

  • understanding complicated documents
  • filling out forms
  • preparing for meetings with your school / college (and we can come with you)

We can also help you to understand the Education Health Care Plan (EHC Plan) process, and give you advice on education, health and social care issues you are having.

We can help you make your views and wishes clear to professionals, and we can tell you about other organisations that can help you. We can also offer lots of other kinds of support.

Contact us

Will you tell other people what we talk about?

We won’t talk to other people about anything you tell us (unless you say we can, or if we think you could be in danger).

We will help you to make your own decisions and won’t tell you what to do.

Do you charge people?

No, our help and advice is free.

Where else can I get advice and support in Islington?

There are a number of organisations that provide support services in Islington. They may be provided by the local authority (Islington) or other organisations such as charities. Here are some useful links to provide you with more information:

Islington Progress Team  (for specialist post-16 employment, education and training advice)

Find Your Islington | Progress Team

Lift Youth Hub

Find Your Islington | Lift Youth Hub

Lifeskills – employability and financial education programme

LifeSkills | Developing work and life skills (barclayslifeskills.com)

Scope (independent career advice)

Career Pathways | Disability charity Scope UK

 

 

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